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A tuya, surrounded by a lava field. It was not ascended until 1908. At a height of 1700 m it is known as "the Queen of Icelandic Mountains".
Herðubreið is a tuya in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland at the east side of the Ódáðahraun desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field originating from eruptions of Trölladyngja and other shield volcanoes in the area. Herðubreið was formed beneath the ice sheet that covered Iceland during the last glacial period.
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0.6-0.7 m deep pool without facilities
0.4-1.5 m deep pool with toilet facilities
0.5 m deep pool without facilities
Pool with facilities
Fissures that were formed after an eruption in 1783–1784, which threatened the population of Iceland at the time.