Fewer foreign travellers have visited the Holuhraun lava field this summer than had been anticipated, reports the National Broadcasting Service. Two marked hiking trails have been open to public since last summer and park rangers offer guided tours through the massive lava field.
The Holuhraun eruption began on 31 August 2104 and lasted for 181 days, ending on 27 February 2015.
The lava field covers an area 85 square km (32.8 sq mi) in size, which is almost 1.5 times the size of New York’s Manhattan island (22.83 sq mi, 59.1 km2).
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“Many people who visit Vatnajökull National Park are not aware that Holuhraun lava field exists when they arrive,” Hrönn Guðmundsdóttir, who works for Vatnajökull National Park, explains.
However, various tour companies operating from Mývatnssveit district in North Iceland have begun to offer guided tours to Holuhraun so the number of visitors is expected to increase in the next years
Fewer foreign travellers have visited the Holuhraun lava field this summer than had been anticipated, reports the National Broadcasting Service. Two marked hiking trails have been open to public since last summer and park rangers offer guided tours through the massive lava field.
The Holuhraun eruption began on 31 August 2104 and lasted for 181 days, ending on 27 February 2015.
The lava field covers an area 85 square km (32.8 sq mi) in size, which is almost 1.5 times the size of New York’s Manhattan island (22.83 sq mi, 59.1 km2).
Read more:Holuhraun keeps on shooting up magma and the new lava field growing in size
“Many people who visit Vatnajökull National Park are not aware that Holuhraun lava field exists when they arrive,” Hrönn Guðmundsdóttir, who works for Vatnajökull National Park, explains.
However, various tour companies operating from Mývatnssveit district in North Iceland have begun to offer guided tours to Holuhraun so the number of visitors is expected to increase in the next years
