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Eldgjá is a volcano and a canyon in Iceland. Eldgjá is part of the Katla volcano; it is a segment of a 40 kilometres (25 mi) long chain of volcanic craters and fissure vents that extends northeast away from Katla volcano almost to the Vatnajökull ice cap.
Standing on a volcano puts things in perspective. The earth beneath your feet is alive and restless.
Check road conditions before heading to volcanic areas. Some roads close seasonally or after weather events.
Map of Eldgjá
Eldgjá is on Iceland's South Coast at 63.9667°N, 18.6092°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Off the main road- 32.7 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 34.6 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 163 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 121 mapped places within 20 km
Eldgjá weather and conditions
At Eldgjá in South Coast, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 07:15 (Iceland time): 2°C (feels like -2°C), clear, wind 5 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 40 m (sunrise 05:55, sunset 20:35). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 07:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
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Hot Springs
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Campsites
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F-Roads
Road to Iceland's most beautiful lake
Remote road to glacier edges
Road to fishing lakes
The road to Landmannalaugar
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.2 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Илья Григорик · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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