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Skútustaðagígar (Skútustaðir Pseudocraters)

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Skútustaðagígar (Skútustaðir Pseudocraters)

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Skútustaðagígar (Skútustaðir Pseudocraters)

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Location: Skútustaðahreppur, Iceland

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1. Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters – View of Lake Mývatn loop from Reykjahlíð

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2. View of Lake Mývatn – Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters loop from Reykjahlíð

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3. View of Lake Mývatn – Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters loop from Reykjahlíð

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Willem VS

June 9, 2024

Skútustadagígar is the area south of Lake Myvatn around the Stakholstjorn pond where the famous pseudocraters are found. The Skutustadir farm is named after an ancient hero named Viga-Skuta and allows us to climb some of those beautifully formed pseudocraters up close.

The pseudocraters at Skutustadagigar made the list of the 10 best landscapes in Iceland and the top 5 things to see in Myvatn

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Lahaina

August 20, 2023

The craters found here are also created indirectly by lava, but they are not real craters, but pseudo craters. The contact of lava, pressure and the wet ground resulted in powerful explosions, which can now be admired here.

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Elevation 280 m

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1. Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters – View of Lake Mývatn loop from Reykjahlíð

2. View of Lake Mývatn – Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters loop from Reykjahlíð

3. View of Lake Mývatn – Skútustaðagígar Pseudocraters loop from Reykjahlíð

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