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Last Homestead at Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

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Last Homestead at Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

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Last Homestead at Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

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    June 9, 2025

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    The last inhabitants of the Gunnuhver geothermal field settled on this site in the 1930s. Here, on the now boiling-hot ground, stood the last house of the Höyer family. The foundations can only be guessed at in the smoke.
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