page_title: Holuhraun
hierarchical_section_title: Holuhraun
caption_attribution_description: English: Pictures taken by Peter Hartree between 14.30 and 15.00 on September 4th 2014. I'm sorry for the less than ideal quality of these - this wasn't a professional photo shoot. All photos are unedited. I have a bunch more (fairly similar) shots - if you'd like to see them, write to peter@reykjavikcoworking.is. Many thanks to pilot Siggi G for the ride.
context_page_description: Holuhraun is a large lava field just north of the Vatnajökull ice cap, in the Icelandic Highlands, in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland. The lava field was created by fissure eruptions. After a research expedition in 1880, the lava field was initially called Kvislarhraun. Four years later, it received its current name by the geologist and geographer, Þorvaldur Thoroddsen. Holuhraun is the site of a volcanic eruption which began on 29 August 2014 and produced a lava field of more than 85 km² and 1.4 km³ – the largest in Iceland since 1783.
context_section_description: Holuhraun ([ˈhɔːlʏr̥œin] (listen)) is a large lava field just north of the Vatnajökull ice cap, in the Icelandic Highlands, in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland.  The lava field was created by fissure eruptions. After a research expedition in 1880, the lava field was initially called Kvislarhraun. Four years later, it received its current name by the geologist and geographer, Þorvaldur Thoroddsen. Holuhraun is the site of a volcanic eruption which began on 29 August 2014 and produced a lava field of more than 85 km² (33 sq mi) and 1.4 km³ (0.34 cu mi) – the largest in Iceland since 1783.
caption: The Holuhraun lava field, on 4 September 2014, during the 2014 eruption
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