Ísland 2006: Hekla

Hekla

Image ©2006 William R. Short

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Hekla, located on the other side of the Þjórsá river from my vantage point, is probably Iceland's most famous volcano. Since the settlement, it has erupted eighteen times.

I used to think that Hekla had no summit, since on most of my previous visits, the summit was always obscured by clouds.

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