Holuhraun ( ) is a large lava field just north of the Vatnajökull ice cap , in the Icelandic Highlands , in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla , Northeastern Region , Iceland . The lava field was created by fissure eruptions . After a research expedition in 1880 , the lava field was initially called '' Kvislarhraun '' . Four years later , it received its current name by the geologist and geographer , Þorvaldur Thoroddsen . Holuhraun is the site of a volcanic eruption which began on 29 August 2014 and produced a lava field of more than and – the largest in Iceland since 1783
volcanic eruption
2014–2015 eruption of Bárðarbunga
Holuhraun