Volcano Iceland offers “most beautiful” lava show | Europe Travel
Breaking more than seven months of calm, western Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula once again burst into volcanic flames this past summer. After a swarm of earthquakes in late July and early August rocked the area, lava burst forth from the Fagradalsfjall volcano into the Meradalir valleys—close to the barely cooled lava from the same volcano’s 2021 eruption—treating tourists and researchers to the vibrant red-orange glow of fresh molten rock just 20 miles from the capital city of Reykjavk.
Such striking volcanic displays are not uncommon in Iceland, one of the world’s geologically youngest landmasses. The whole country is the product of millions of years of eruptions and is perfectly placed for ongoing volcanic activity—and scientists say the recent series of eruptions may signal the reawakening of a powerful volcanic system after 800 years.
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