Eldgjá, Vatnajökull National Park

Name: Eldgjá
Address: Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

#4 among attractions in Vatnajökull National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Volcano

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Eldgjá is a volcano and a canyon in Iceland. Eldgjá and the Katla volcano are part of the same volcanic system in the south of the country. ()

Alternative names: Last eruption: 939Elevation: 2625 ftCoordinates: 63°57'53"N, 18°36'28"W

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Vatnajökull National Park Iceland

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Nearby attractions include: Uxatindar, Ófærufoss.

6.1 miNE
Mountain
Uxatindar
155 min walk • Uxatindar is a mountain ridge with three peaks in the southern Highlands of Iceland by the craters of Laki and the Skaftá river.
~1500 ftW
Waterfall, View point
Ófærufoss, Vatnajökull National Park
8 min walk • Ófærufoss is a waterfall situated in the Eldgjá chasm in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Until the early 1990s a natural bridge spanned the falls, but it collapsed from natural causes.