Mývatn

Lake Mývatn. The lake is a habitat for many species of waterfowl. "...Mývatn (“midge lake'; 423 ft.), 10 1/2 sq. M. and 16-22 ft. deep, lying in a bed of basaltic lava. The Myvatn forms the volcanic centre of the whole island".--Baedeker 1912. DSC_0490

Mývatn and the East of Iceland

June 1st 2022
The drive through the Mývatn was a day of encountering one spectacular natural feature after another. Now on the other side of the Eyjafjörður from Akureyri, the coach ascended the slope of Vaðlaheiðar mountain. Rather than go around it, we took a tunnel through the mountain. At the other side of Vaðlaheiðar the road descends to traverse the valley of Fnjóskadalur. The highway generally f ... read more

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