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Stuðlagil

East Iceland · Basalt canyon

Explore viewpoints of the basalt columns lining Stuðlagil canyon.

  • 2 hr visit
  • 44 km from Egilsstaðir as the crow flies
Stuðlagil
Photo: Photo via Visit Austurland / Icelandic Tourist Board

Did you know?

  • Stuðlagil, one of Iceland's largest basalt formations, was not properly discovered until the Kárahnjúkar dam and Hálslón reservoir lowered the glacial river Jökla and revealed the columns.

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