The shortest hiking route to the eruption site is a 20 km return trip, parking at the trail head on P2. The hike takes 6-8 hours in total plus the time you spend at the site July 15, 2023 Reykjanes – eruption area closed! The Police Commissioner in Reykjanes has announced for security reasons to close the whole area around this eruption and the ones from 2021 and 2022. Situation will be reviewed on July 16. Respect the closure! If I manage to bring you a sense of awe and excitement with my videos please consider buying me a HOT COFEE ☕ :) - The eruption began on Monday afternoon, local time, after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. Aerial footage showed streams of orange molten lava and clouds of gas spewing from a snaking fissure about 900 metres long. The volcano, located in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain about 30 kilometres south-west of Reykjavik
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