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The Extraordinary Ice Sculptures in Lofthellir Cave in Mývatn North Iceland

While staying for a week in the Mývatn area in North Iceland, I got the opportunity to visit Lofthellir cave, the extraordinary lava cave, where one can see the largest natural ice sculptures in any known lava cave in Iceland.  We were staying in Mývatnssveit, so we met up with the guide at the Mývatnsstofa Visitor Centre. Top photo: Amazing ice sculptures in Lofthellir cave Lava fields on the way to Lofthellir Lofthellir cave is located in the Búrfell lava field. On our way to the cave, we passed the distinctive Mt. Hverfjall, a sandy explosion crater. Walking on its rim makes for a v