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Grjótagjá - A rift with hot water - North East Iceland
, By road no. 860 by Mývatn
Region:
North East
GPS:
N65°37.586 W16°52.949
About: (Description)
Grjótagjá, a rift with hot water south of Jarðbaðshólar. Formerly a popular bathing place, but in the disturbances 1975-84 the water became too hot for bathing. The water is now over 50°C (122°F) and bathing is strictly forbidden.
How to get there:
Taka road no. 1 from Mývatn (Reykjahlíð) direction Egilsstaðir. After about 1 km from Mývatn take exit to road no. 860 to Grjótagjá.
source
Iceland Road Atlas
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Distances:
1
Mývatn
1
1
Akureyri
98
864
Dettifoss
69
1
Egilsstaðir
166
What's in the area:
Guesthouse Eldá
Guesthouse
Reykjahlíð Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
Stóragjá
Hot Spring
Bjarnarflag
Geological disturbances during the Mývatn fires
Guesthouse Vogafjós
Farm Holidays