Víti (Askja)

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Víti
Viti Iceland.jpg
Víti in the Askja
Geographical location Iceland
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Coordinates 65 ° 2 '48 "  N , 16 ° 43' 33"  W Coordinates: 65 ° 2 '48 "  N , 16 ° 43' 33"  W.
Víti (Askja) (Iceland)
Víti (Askja)
length 300 m

Víti (Isl. Víti "hell") is a lake in the caldera of the Askja volcano .

Like its big brother, the Öskjuvatn , just a few meters away , it was created during a volcanic eruption in 1875. It is 50 m below the level of the caldera. It has a diameter of around 300 m and is around 8 m deep. Its high-sulfur water has a temperature of around 20 ° C to 24 ° C.

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