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Þjórsárhraun refers to extensive lava formations in South Iceland associated with prehistoric eruptions that strongly influenced the lowlands. The lava illustrates the long volcanic history of the region and how rivers, soils and settlements developed across the resulting landscape. Explore nearby and related places: Iceland’s settlement history, Eldgjá.
Þjórsárhraun
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Þjórsárhraun er heiti sem tengist víðáttumiklum hraunmyndunum á Suðurlandi og forsögulegum gosum sem höfðu mikil áhrif á láglendið. Hraunin bera vitni um langa eldsögu landsins og hvernig ár, jarðvegur og byggð hafa þróast í kjölfar eldgosa.
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