Jökull - 01.12.2003, Page 14

Thordarson et al.
Skaftá
N
ú
p
svö
tn
K
ú
afljót
ð
Mýrdalur
18°19°
Mýrdalsjökull
Katla
64°
Grímsvötn
volcano
Vatnajökull
Skeiðarársandur
Öræfi
Grímsvötn caldera
Laki lava flow
Laki cone-row
20 km
Fljótshverfi
H
verfisfljót
Síða
highlands
Síða
Síðujökull
Sk
af
t
rjö
ku
ll
á
P
V
O
He
T
EVZ
NVZ
WVZ
KjHu
H
R
SISZ
S
Sk
Sf
Hr
Vík
K
L
N
Landbrot
Skaftártunga
Álftaver
Meðalland
ICELAND
Figure 1. Simplified map of the study area showing the position of the Laki vent system within the Grímsvötn
volcanic system (thick broken line) and the location of the Fire districts, the areas most affected by the Laki
eruption. District boundaries are shown as broken-dotted lines. Also shown are other districts, the ice caps and
outlet glaciers mentioned in the text, along with position of the Grímsvötn and Katla volcanoes. The scarp re-
ferred to in the text is shown as hachured lines. The location the farms Kirkjubæjarklaustur (K) and Prestbakki
(P) is indicated by filled squares. L and N designate the position of Lómagnúpur Mountain and Núpsstaður
farm. Inset shows the location of rift zones in Iceland; box is area of figure and filled circles indicate places
elsewhere in Iceland that are mentioned in the text. Abbreviations are as follows: H, Hafnarfjörður; He, Hekla;
Hu, Húsafell; Hr, Hrútafjarðará River; Kj, Kjölur; O, Oddi in Rangárvellir; R, Reykjanes; S, Selvogsheiði; Sf,
Skjálfandaflót River; Sk, Skagafjörður; T, Tindfjöll and Þórsmörk; V, Vestmannaeyjar; WVZ, Western Volcanic
Zone; EVZ, Eastern Volcanic Zone; NVZ, Northern Volcanic Zone; SISZ, South Iceland Seismic Zone. – Ein-
faldað yfirlitskort af Vestur Skaftafellssýslu og nágrenni ásamt helstu örnefnum. Innsett kort sýnir staðsetningu
rannsóknarsvæðisins.
12 JÖKULL No. 53, 2003