Mývatn, Mikley Lóðr. faults and the sunken valley

faults and the sunken valley

Text on back of card: A View from Hallgrímskirkja church looking west to the Reykjavík harbor

Hel and Niflheim (1) and Muspellheim

Geothermal activity in the area has increased since an eartquake shook the south of Iceland in the summer of 2000

Mývatn, Mikley Lóðr. faults and the sunken valleyText on back of card: View over Miklaey, the largest island in Mvatn lake. The pseudo craters were formed about 2000 2500 years ago when lava from a fissure eruption in the crater row rengslaborgir poured over marshland, super heating the water beneath. Lava burst through the solidifying crust to form cones. Str: 148 mm 5,8 in.