Frostastaðavatn (,
Icelandic for ''lake of the frosty place'') is a
lake in
Iceland. It is situated in the
Highlands of Iceland, not far from the famous mountains of
Landmannalaugar and the
volcano Hekla.
Evidence of
volcanism shows around this lake; for example in the famous mixed lava flows from the 1477 combined eruptions of the
Torfajökull
Torfajökull ( Icelandic for "Torfi's glacier"; ) is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, caldera (central volcano) and complex of subglacial volcanoes, located north of Mýrdalsjökull and south of Þórisvatn Lake, Iceland. Torfajökull last erupted in 1 ...
and
Bárðarbunga volcanic systems reaching down to the shore (lava flows of
rhyolitic as well as
basaltic composition).
Two highland roads run along its shore, ''Fjallabaksleið nyrðri'' (F 208) and ''Landmannaleið'' (F 225).
See also
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List of lakes in Iceland
This is a list of lakes of Iceland (partially indicating surface, depth and volume).
Iceland has over 20 lakes larger than 10 km² (4 sq mi), and at least 40 others varying between 2.5 and 10 km² (1 to 4 sq mi) in size. This list also in ...
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Lakes of Iceland
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