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Ásbyrgi
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Also known as Asbyrgi

thumb|alt=Eyjan cliff in Asbyrgi canyon.|Eyjan is a prominent cliff inside Asbyrgi canyon, best viewed from the south. A hiking trail on top of it delivers a panorama view over the Asbyrgi canyon itself. thumb|View from the top of Ásbyrgi canyon thumb|Botnstjörn lake thumb|Aerial view of Ásbyrgi thumb|alt=Asbyrgi Visitor Centre|Asbyrgi Visitor Centre is located at the mouth of Asbyrgi canyon. Ásbyrgi () is a glacial canyon and forest in the north of Iceland, located approximately east of Húsavík on the Diamond Circle road. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Vatnajökull National Par

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Country
Iceland
Located in
Norðurþing
Image
Aerial View of Ásbyrgi 21.05.2008 15-39-42.JPG
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Commons category
Ásbyrgi
located in protected area
Vatnajökull National Park
orientation
north
vertical depth
121
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thumb|alt=Eyjan cliff in Asbyrgi canyon.|Eyjan is a prominent cliff inside Asbyrgi canyon, best viewed from the south. A hiking trail on top of it delivers a panorama view over the Asbyrgi canyon itself. thumb|View from the top of Ásbyrgi canyon thumb|Botnstjörn lake thumb|Aerial view of Ásbyrgi thumb|alt=Asbyrgi Visitor Centre|Asbyrgi Visitor Centre is located at the mouth of Asbyrgi canyon. Ásbyrgi () is a glacial canyon and forest in the north of Iceland, located approximately east of Húsavík on the Diamond Circle road. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Vatnajökull National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and over 1 km wide. For more than half of its length, the canyon is divided through the middle by a distinctive rock formation 25 meters high called Eyjan (, "the Island"), from which a vast landscape is seen.

The canyon's steep sides are formed by cliffs up to in height. Within the canyon is a woodland of birch and willow. Between 1947 and 1977, a number of foreign tree species were introduced, including spruce, larch and pine. The small lake Botnstjörn is home to a variety of waterfowl species.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ásbyrgi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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