Myvatn

Myvatn is a shallow Eutrophic lake located in the area of ​​active volcano in the north of Iceland, which is not far from Craftala volcano. Under the lake and its surrounding wetlands, there are extraordinary rich creatures under water, especially ducks. The lake was created 2300 years ago by a large basaltic lava explosion, and is dominated by volcanic landforms in the surrounding landscape, including lava columns and Routledge vents pseudocreatators. The giant river is known for its rich fishing for luxury brown trout and Atlantic salmon.

The name of the lake Icelandic and vatn of the midges lake comes from the vast number of Middes found in summer. The name Myvatn is sometimes used not only for the lake but also for the surrounding area. The Luxa River, Mewatan and the surrounding wetlands are preserved as a nature reserve Mightan-Luxa Nature Conservation Area, which is located in 4,400 km2 440,000 hectares. In the year 2000, the marathon around the lake is in summer.

The lake is nurtured with nutrient-rich waterfalls and it has an abundance of aquatic insects Chironomidae and Cladocera, which create an attractive food supply for ducks. Here are thirteen species of ducks nest. Duck species is unique in the mixture of Eurasian and North. American Elements and Boreal and Arctic Species Most ducks are migrants who arrive at the end of April - early May in North-Western Europe. The most abundant clustered duck, which reached Iceland at the end of the 19th century. The more scap is the second most common duck species.