Víti (Krafla)
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| Víti in the Krafla | ||
| Geographical location | Iceland | |
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 43 '2 " N , 16 ° 45' 11" W | |
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| length | 320 m | |
| width | 320 m | |
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| Panorama Viti crater on the Krafla | ||
Víti ( Icelandic víti "hell") is a volcanic lake , more precisely a maar , on the Icelandic central volcano Krafla . It was created in 1724 with a steam explosion at the beginning of a five-year series of eruptions called the Mývatnfire that lasted until 1729. The lake measures 320 m in diameter and is about 33 m deep.
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