Öskjuvatn

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Öskjuvatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœscʏˌvahtn̥], "Askja Lake") is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). With a depth of 217 m (712 ft), it is the second-deepest lake in Iceland after Jökulsárlón. The lake is situated in the crater of the volcano Askja in the northeast of the glacier Vatnajökull. The name Öskjuvatn simply means Askja lake. Like the neighbouring crater Víti, it was created by an enormous volcanic eruption in 1875.

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