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Pedro Pereira
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"Krafla is a volcanic caldera located in the north of Iceland, in the Mývatn region. It's one of the country's most explosive volcanoes, having erupted roughly 29 times since Iceland was first settled.
The Krafla caldera itself is massive, with a diameter of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). It sits along a 90-kilometer (56-mile) long fissure zone, which is a weakness in the Earth's crust where magma can rise to the surface. The caldera is surrounded by a surreal landscape of bubbling mud pots, steaming fumaroles, and colorful sulfur deposits."
mirka gasperova
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6. stop
- the most accessible crater in Iceland
-2 to 5 minutes' walk from the parking lot
-clear turquoise water
-very pleasant, nice and photogenic place
- also the possibility of walk further to the crater (not a circuit)
-the road to the crater leads through the geothermal area, which is also worth a stop
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Mirela Ćenanović
"Krafla is a caldera, part of a greater volcanic system of the same name, located north of Lake Mývatn in North Iceland. It is one of the country’s most explosive volcanoes, having gone off approximately 29 times since the country was first settled."
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