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Dimmuborgir

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Dimmuborgir is a large field of unusually shaped lava east of Lake Myvatn in Iceland, made up of volcanic caves and rock formations that resemble the ruins of an ancient collapsed citadel. It ranks among Iceland's most visited natural attractions.

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Dimmuborgir (dimmu "dark", borgir "cities" or "forts", "castles"; pronounced [ˈtɪmːʏˌpɔrcɪr̥]) is a large area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Mývatn in Iceland.
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