Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Eyjafjallajökull
We've all heard the name (or at least heard people try to pronounce the name) of the
treacherous eruption that spewed impenetrable tufts of ash over Europe in 2010, caus-
ing the cancellation of thousands of flights.
Eruption under Eyjafjallajökull
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Hekla & Katla
Like wicked stepsisters from some Icelandic fairytale, Hekla and Katla are volatile
beasts that dominate many of the southern vistas, threatening to belch forth steam,
smoke and oozing lava that melts the nearby glaciers and floods the southern plains.
