{"id":4225,"date":"2023-08-24T10:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2023-08-24T10:28:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:28:53","slug":"gigarnir-i-alftaveri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=4225","title":{"rendered":"G\u00edgarnir \u00ed \u00c1lftaveri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u00c1lftaversg\u00edgar er mikil \u00feyrping gervig\u00edga vestan vi\u00f0 bygg\u00f0ina \u00ed \u00c1lftaveri, sem afmarkast af K\u00fa\u00f0aflj\u00f3ti a\u00f0 austan og Blautukv\u00edsl a\u00f0 vestan. \u00deessir g\u00edgar blasa vi\u00f0 sem h\u00f3la\u00feyrpingar til beggja handa \u00feegar komi\u00f0 er austur yfir M\u00fdrdalssand og skammt \u00e1\u00f0ur en fari\u00f0 er yfir br\u00fana \u00e1 Sk\u00e1lm. Eins og oft vill ver\u00f0a me\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farufyrirb\u00e6ri af \u00feessu tagi er skemmtilegast a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00feessa g\u00edga \u00far lofti eins og me\u00f0fylgjandi myndefni s\u00fdnir.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>\u00c1lftaversg\u00edgar eru fri\u00f0l\u00fdst n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e6tti sem myndu\u00f0ust \u00ed Eldgj\u00e1rgosinu 934. Eldsumbrotin \u00ed Eldgj\u00e1rgosinu voru g\u00edfurleg og hraun vall upp og fl\u00e6ddi fram \u00far 75km langri gossprungu sem opna\u00f0ist \u00e1 milli M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kuls og Vatnaj\u00f6kuls. Tali\u00f0 er l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 gosi\u00f0 hafi sta\u00f0i\u00f0 yfir \u00ed 3 til 8 \u00e1r og \u00fev\u00ed fylgdi miki\u00f0 hraunfl\u00e6\u00f0i, gj\u00f3ska og st\u00f3rt j\u00f6kulhlaup. Eldgj\u00e1rhrauni\u00f0 fl\u00e6ddi um 70km lei\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1tt til sj\u00e1var \u00ed nokkrum hrauntaumum. St\u00e6rstu taumarnir eru nefndir \u00c1lftavershraun, Me\u00f0allandshraun og Landbrotshraun.<br \/>S\u00fdnt hefur veri\u00f0 fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00c1lftaversg\u00edgar myndu\u00f0us \u00feegar hraun rann yfir votlendi. Gervig\u00edgar myndast \u00feegar gl\u00f3andi hraunkvika kemst \u00ed beint samband vi\u00f0 vatns\u00f3sa undirlag og veldur hvellsu\u00f0u \u00e1 vatninu me\u00f0 miklum gufusprengingum. Sprengivirknin kemur \u00ed veg fyrir frekara hraunrennsli eftir hraunr\u00e1sinni ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 gufusprengingarnar og lei\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 hraunrennsli\u00f0 f\u00e6rist til og n\u00fdjar hraunr\u00e1sir og n\u00fd gervig\u00edgagos ver\u00f0a til. \u00deannig gengur \u00feetta koll af kolli \u00feanga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hrauni\u00f0 hefur unni\u00f0 sig yfir votlendi\u00f0 og byggt upp \u00feyrpingu af gervig\u00edgum. \u00dear sem miki\u00f0 vatn er \u00ed jar\u00f0veginum hla\u00f0ast upp gjallh\u00f3lar en \u00fear sem vatnsmagni\u00f0 er minna ver\u00f0a til kleprag\u00edgar og ver\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 g\u00edgsk\u00e1larnar litlar og h\u00f3larnir oft str\u00fdtulaga l\u00edkt og algengt er \u00ed \u00c1lftaversg\u00edgum.<br \/>\u00deegar beygt er inn \u00e1 veginn inn \u00ed \u00c1lftaver kemur ma\u00f0ur flj\u00f3tlega a\u00f0 \u00fatss\u00fdnissta\u00f0 \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 ganga upp \u00e1 einn h\u00f3linn og sj\u00e1 \u00e1g\u00e6tlega yfir sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver1-1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver1-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver1-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver2.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alftaver2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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