Kollóttadyngja
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Kollóttadyngja () is a shield volcano in the Ódáðahraun lava-field in Iceland. Its height reaches 1,177 metres, and it has a diameter of 6–7 km. The summit crater is 800 metres in diameter, but only about 20–30 metres deep. In its centre, there is a bowl about 150 metres in diameter with a depth of about 60–70 metres.
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Kollóttadyngja () is a shield volcano in the Ódáðahraun lava-field in Iceland. Its height reaches 1,177 metres, and it has a diameter of 6–7 km. The summit crater is 800 metres in diameter, but only about 20–30 metres deep. In its centre, there is a bowl about 150 metres in diameter with a depth of about 60–70 metres.
The mountain is located in the Nordhurland Eystra (Northeastern Region) of Iceland and is one of the 236 named mountains at Vatnajökull National Park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kollóttadyngja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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