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Thrainsskjoldur is
an extensive lava mound north of Mt Fagradalsfjall. There are no resent
remains of volcanic activity on its top, but vast lava areas around it
suggest great volcanic activity most of the way around it during the
recent Holocene epochs. Among its products is the lava field
surrounding Mt Keilir, the hills Keilisborn, and almost overrunning the
former Mt Small Keilir. The communities of Vogar and Vatnsleysustrond
are located on top of the lava field of the craters around the
Thrainsskjoldur Shield Volcano, which was one of the most active and
productive volcanoes of the Reykjanes Area. |