Skutustadagigar is a group of pseudocraters on the southern shore of Lake Myvatn in North Iceland. The craters are a protected natural monument. Marked walking paths loop among the craters and around small ponds.
What pseudocraters are
Pseudocraters look like volcanic craters but have no magma conduit beneath them. They formed when flowing lava crossed wet ground and trapped steam exploded upward, throwing up rings of rock.
Walking the craters
Skutustadagigar stands on the south shore of Lake Myvatn. Marked walking paths loop among the craters and around small ponds.
Paths and ponds
The paths loop among the craters. The paths also loop around small ponds.
Skutustadagigar in the Myvatn area
The same kind of pseudocraters are found on islands within Lake Myvatn. Skutustadagigar lies near the Dimmuborgir lava field.
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