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Lake Mývatn, Iceland

cover photo by Andrea Moscato

Location added by MicheleCT

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.0 (average on 4 votes)

Coordinates : 65.598979, -17.002926 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : In no particular order: - The wonderful pseudo verdant and inhabited by a thousand sheep Skútustaðir on the south-west of lago.- The evocative lava pillars visible in the water in the small peninsula of Höfði, on the south-est.- High pillars of lava (this time dry) to Dimmuborgir, east of the lake, with the small "church" of lava. - The poor village of Reykjahlíð in the north-east of the lake (avoidable, except pubs Gamli) .- The bathrooms Myvatn Nature Baths, a much smaller version of the Blue Lagoon.

Recommended equipment : Wide angles more or less pushed can give an overview, but with canvases capture the fine details, especially in areas geotermali.Consigliati solid tripod if you go at night or make videos, given the typical wind of Iceland.

Best months : The lake is open all year. In the summer months the weather is better. At the equinoxes, and in the months close to the winter solstice the polar aurora is at its best.

How to get there : All roads surrounding the lake and even the north to the vilcano Krafla are paved. The lake and the ring road, at one hour of road east of Akureyri and three quarters of an hour to the west of the Dettifoss waterfall.

Visits : Admission is free for almost everything, except for the Myvatn Nature Baths, and for the guided visit to the caves of Lofthellir with their ice sculptures. The latter are on private land and paid with obligatory guided tour to book well in advance because in small groups (to avoid the melting of ice stalagmites). They require a minimum of agility in access and in the path.

Notes :

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Sunrise: 11:08, Sunset: 14:51

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Moon Phase

🌖 Waning Gibbous, Brightness: 88%

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