Stærð: metal part 25 mm /1in
but by 1916 eruptions had all but ceased except in the few instances of artificially generated eruptions (by pouring soap into the channel)
In 1186 a Benedictine covent was founded and active until the Reformation in 1550
the main industry still remains fishing
The bridge built in 1967 will eventually be obsolete as the river feeding the lagoon shortens due to sea erosion and the bay widens due to glacial melting
Námaskarð Nærmynd '05 Stærð: metal part 25 mmText on back of card: Dotted with steampits and mudpits, the solfatara region by Nmaskar, Mvatn is barren with its acid, sulphuric, high temperature soil resulting in vivid ground color. In 1974, Nmaskar, as well as all of Sktustaahreppur, was declared a preserved natural site. Str: 148 mm 5,8 in.