According to the National Broadcasting Service, the massive lava field that formed during the Bárðabunga eruption that ended on 28 February this year shall be named Holuhraun. The lava field covers an area more than 85 square kilometres (33 sq miles) in size.
According to Icelandic law, municipalities are expected to name new landmarks that form within their boundaries. Skútustaðahreppur municipality, the Icelandic Place Name Committee, the Institute of Earth Science, and representatives for Vatnajökull National Park voted between four name suggestions; Holuhraun received two votes, while Nornahraun (Witch’s Lava) and Urðarbruni received one each. The fourth suggestion, Flæðahraun, did not receive the committee’s stamp of approval.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, the massive lava field that formed during the Bárðabunga eruption that ended on 28 February this year shall be named Holuhraun. The lava field covers an area more than 85 square kilometres (33 sq miles) in size.
According to Icelandic law, municipalities are expected to name new landmarks that form within their boundaries. Skútustaðahreppur municipality, the Icelandic Place Name Committee, the Institute of Earth Science, and representatives for Vatnajökull National Park voted between four name suggestions; Holuhraun received two votes, while Nornahraun (Witch’s Lava) and Urðarbruni received one each. The fourth suggestion, Flæðahraun, did not receive the committee’s stamp of approval.
