Close up of Hraunfossar

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Martine van der Ploeg
Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands

Hraunfossar are the waterfalls of the lava field Hallmundarhraun, and for hydrogeologic point of view a prime example of fracture flow. Instead of a plunging river, the water from the Langjökull glacier suddenly appears at the Hraunfossar over a length of 900 m., thus providing a habitat for many small trees and plants.

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