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Fire and ice where glaciers cap active volcanoes

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Hvannadalshnjúkur is a mountain peak near Skaftafell, southeast Iceland. At 2110 m it is Iceland's highest peak, rising 2000 m above its surrounding area.
Hvannadalshnjúkur is a mountain peak near Skaftafell, southeast Iceland. At 2110 m it is Iceland's highest peak, rising 2000 m above its surrounding area. © Gummao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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