Fjaðrárgljúfur

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View of Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon looking towards the Ocean, Iceland
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View of Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon looking upstream, Iceland

Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon in south east Iceland which is up to 100 m deep[1] and about 2 kilometres long, with the Fjaðrá river flowing through it.[2] It is located near the Ring Road, not far from the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur.[3]

The canyon was created by progressive erosion by flowing water from glaciers through the rocks and palagonite over millennia.[4]

Fjadrárgljúfur, viewed from the tourist footpath.

References

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  4. Íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, S.695