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Eldgjá canyon

Eldgjá canyon
Eldgjá canyon. / Илья Григорик, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Spectacular canyon, up to 270 m deep and 600 m wide with the Ófærufoss waterfall falling in it. This is the largest volcanic canyon in the world.

4.1 out of 10 stars 41.3%

GPS coordinates
63.9670 N 18.6070 W
Location, address
Europe, Iceland, Suðurland, on north-west from Kirkjubæjarklaustur village
Canyons and ravines, Geographical extremes
Depth
270 m

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