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Víðgelmir

Víðgelmir
Víðgelmir. / Jutta234, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

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World’s largest (by volume) lava tube cave. 1,585 meters long cave, with a volume of 148 000 m³. Contains ice formations, evidence of habitation, possibly from the Viking Age.

4.4 out of 10 stars 43.8%

GPS coordinates
64.7504 N 20.8016 W
Location, address
Europe, Iceland, Vesturland, Borgarfjörður, Hvítársíða, some 2 km southeast of Fljótstunga farm
Caves, Settlements, Geographical extremes
Length
1,585 m
Volume
148 000 m³

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