Askja is an active volcanic complex in the central highlands of Iceland, located in the Dyngjufjöll mountains. It consists of several calderas, the largest of which contains Lake Öskjuvatn, the second deepest in Iceland. A massive eruption occurred here in 1875, covering much of the country in ash. The last eruption took place in 1961. Askja is situated in a remote area accessible only in the summer, and its lunar landscape was used by NASA to train Apollo program astronauts. You can find the 217-meter-deep Lake Öskjuvatn and the Víti crater, which contains geothermal water.
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