Laki or
Lakagígar (
Craters of Laki) is a
volcanic fissure in the south of
Iceland, not far from the canyon of
Eldgjá and the small village of
Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Lakagígar is the correct name, as Laki mountain itself did not erupt, as fissures opened up on each side of it. Lakagígar is part of a volcanic system centered on the
Grímsvötn volcano and including the
Þórðarhyrna volcano. It lies between the
glaciers of
Mýrdalsjökull and
Vatnajökull, in an area of fissures that run in a southwest to northeast direction.
