The lake is situated in the crater of the volcanoAskja in the northeast of the glacier Vatnajökull. The name Öskjuvatn simply means Askja lake. Like the neighbouring crater Víti, it was created by an enormous volcanic eruption in 1875.[citation needed]
On July 10, 1907, two German scientists, Walter von Knebel and Max Rudloff disappeared while exploring the lake in a small boat. Knebel's fiancée, Ina von Grumbkow, led an expedition in search of them with a vulcanologist Hans Reck, but no trace of them was ever found. Suppositions at the time suggested that seismic volcanic disturbances could have caused a landslip or similar occurrence, and recorded that only two days previously the telegraph cable to Iceland had been broken by deep water disturbances for the first time since it was laid, close to the Icelandic coast.[citation needed]
^ ab"Rivers and Lakes". Iceland.is. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
^"Jökulsárlón become the country's deepest lake". Visir. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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December 02, 2023
öskjuvatn, icelandic, pronunciation, ˈœscʏˌvahtn, askja, lake, lake, highlands, iceland, surface, area, about, with, depth, second, deepest, lake, iceland, after, jökulsárlón, melting, early, 2023coordinates65, 750basin, countriesicelandsurface, area11, averag. Oskjuvatn Icelandic pronunciation ˈœscʏˌvahtn Askja Lake is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland Its surface area is about 11 km2 With a depth of 217 m 712 ft it is the second deepest lake in Iceland after Jokulsarlon 1 2 OskjuvatnThe ice on Oskjuvatn melting in early 2023OskjuvatnCoordinates65 02 N 16 45 W 65 033 N 16 750 W 65 033 16 750Basin countriesIcelandSurface area11 km2 4 2 sq mi Average depth109 m 358 ft Max depth217 m 712 ft 1 Water volume1 2 km3 0 29 cu mi Surface elevation1 053 m 3 455 ft The lake is situated in the crater of the volcano Askja in the northeast of the glacier Vatnajokull The name Oskjuvatn simply means Askja lake Like the neighbouring crater Viti it was created by an enormous volcanic eruption in 1875 citation needed On July 10 1907 two German scientists Walter von Knebel and Max Rudloff disappeared while exploring the lake in a small boat Knebel s fiancee Ina von Grumbkow led an expedition in search of them with a vulcanologist Hans Reck but no trace of them was ever found Suppositions at the time suggested that seismic volcanic disturbances could have caused a landslip or similar occurrence and recorded that only two days previously the telegraph cable to Iceland had been broken by deep water disturbances for the first time since it was laid close to the Icelandic coast citation needed See also editGeography of Iceland Iceland plume List of lakes of Iceland List of rivers of Iceland Volcanism of IcelandReferences edit a b Rivers and Lakes Iceland is Retrieved 19 April 2010 Jokulsarlon become the country s deepest lake Visir Retrieved 2012 01 04 External links editPhoto of Askja and the lake Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oskjuvatn amp oldid 1182259226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
