2020-11-05

Lakagígar Surroundings – Highland │ Iceland Landscape from Air

Documenting Iceland

by: Rafn Sig,-

 

English below:

Lakagígar eru gígaröð á 25 km langri gossprungu vestan Vatnajökuls, suð-austan Fögrufjalla. Suð-vestur hluti gígraðarinnar endar ekki langt frá Eldgjá og liggur meðfram Skaftá að Vatnajökli við mót Skaftárjökuls og Síðujökuls. Gígaröðin heitir eftir gömlu móbergsfjalli sem Laki nefnist og er nálægt henni miðri. Lakagígar voru friðlýstir árið 1971. Náttúruvættið sem nú er kallað Lakagígar varð til í Skaftáreldum árin 1783-1784 en það var eitt mesta gos Íslandssögunnar. Áður fyrr var gígaröðin kölluð Eldborgir.

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Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Lakagígar is the correct name, as Laki mountain itself did not erupt, as fissures opened up on. . . all info at: https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig

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