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Today, many of the fissures from the 1477 eruption are filled with water lakes that have become popular for
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Veiðivötn's current landscape was created in 1477 by an explosive
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Coordinates
64°07′N 18°48′W / 64.117°N 18.800°W / 64.117; -18.800
Southern Region
Iceland
Highlands
Mountain type
Fissure vents
Last eruption

[ˈkraiːnaˌvahtn̥]

[ˈn̥œyːsaˌpʰɔtlʏr̥]
[ˈveiːðɪˌvœhtn̥]
fishing
lakes
volcanic
Highlands of central Iceland
fissure vents
Bárðarbunga

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