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    during the winter of 1774–1775. In 2019, Herðubreið became a part of Vatnajökull National Park. Herðubreið is a basaltic central subglacial volcano that...
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    Herðubreið, a tuya in Iceland...
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    highly geologically active with many volcanoes including Hekla, Eldgjá, Herðubreið, and Eldfell. The volcanic eruption of Laki in 1783–1784 caused a famine...
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  • (Touching the Arctic Circle) Grímsnes Grímsvötn Hekla Helgafell Helgafell Hengill Herðubreið Hofsjökull Hofsjökull glacier Holuhraun Hrómundartindur Hvalbakur...
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    geological features, including Landmannalaugar, Torfajökull, Eldgjá, Þórsmörk, Herðubreið, Askja, Hveradalir, Lakagígar, and the Fagrifoss Waterfall. Sites in the...
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    geologically active with earthquakes and volcanoes, notably Hekla, Eldgjá, Herðubreið and Eldfell. Eyjafjallajökull (1,666 m) erupted in 2010, disrupting European...
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    Herðubreið, a tuya in Iceland...
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  • Sigurður Sumarliðason were the first people ever to reach the summit of the Herðubreið volcano, 1,060 metres (3,480 ft) above the surrounding plain. Reck climbed...
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    located to the northeast of the central volcano, in the direction of Herðubreið. It was ruled out that any activity from Eyjafjallajökull was responsible...
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    1880 and 1881 he was in Iceland, and claimed to be the first to climb Herðubreið. He was a correspondent for the New York Herald and was involved in the...
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