Cavers Request Damaged Caves in Iceland be Closed
The Icelandic Speleological Society have requested the closure of some 15 to 20 caves in order to protect them from further damage. In recent years many of Iceland’s unique caves … Read More
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Iceland’s Kalmanshellir Cave Declared a Nature Reserve
Last week Kalmanshellir cave in Iceland’s Hallmundarhraun lava field in Borgarfjörðurwas declared a nature reserve. First studied in 1993 during a joint Icelandic and American expedition led by caver Jay … Read More
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Explorers Enter Volcano’s Magma Chamber for First Time
October 2010 will go down in history as the first time people entered the magma chamber of a dormant volcano. Scientists decended 650ft into the mouth of Thrihnukagigur volcano in … Read More
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