613B - Tourist Stamps IV - Eldhraun - 50g World

Eldhraun lava field is located in a valley in South-East Iceland. It formed during a volcanic eruption in 1783-84 when a 25 km crater row opened up where the Lakagígar craters are now. The second greatest lava field in Iceland’s history, Skaftáreldahraun, originates from Lakagígar. From its craters, molten lava flowed down the Skaftá river bed, forming Eldhraun. The disasters following Skaftáreldar are the worst suffered by Iceland in recent centuries. Eldhraun is one of the two largest lava fields that have formed on Earth in historical times.