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Askja Caldera | Öskjuvatn and landslide

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Askja represents a volcanic system with nested calderas north of Vatnajökull. The eruption of 1875 resulted in the formation a huge caldera which was later filled by lake Öskjuvatn, 11 square kilometres large and more than 200 m deep. On 21 July 2014, a landslide with a volume of 20 million cubic metres (centre of the image) caused a tsunami with 60-80 m runup - fortunately at a time when no people were around.

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on Tuesday 3 September 2019 by Martin Mergili
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