The Skútustaðagígar pseudo-craters are located in the Lake Mývatn area in Northern Iceland. The craters themselves are not magma-producing volcanic vents but were formed by gas explosions when boiling lava flowed over the cool, wet surfaces about 2,300 years ago.
The coastline around the pond Stakhólstjörn is a Natural Monument because of the pseudo-craters found here. Skútustaðir Farm is named after a renowned ancient hero called Víga-Skúta, the possessor of the deadly axe Fluga. The pseudo-craters are formed by steam explosions when burning lava encounters lakes or wetlands.
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