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Lilja Alfreðsdóttir Minister of education and culture, confirmed on 2. July a decision by the local council of Grindavík that the lava that now flows by the sites of Fagradalsfjall will be named Fagradalshraun. The direct translation is "beautiful-valley-mountain- lava -field".

Many of us have seen the magnificent erupting Mt. Fagradalsfjall from ground level through a screen or even in person, but now you can see the volcano from space with the so-called Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that can track flowing lava. See the development of the volcano from April. 1 - May. 6 in only 14 seconds.

The tour guide and photographer Adam Kaczuba has hiked to the volcano in Geldingadalir 46 times since the eruption started on March 19th. Before he moved to Iceland in 2006 he knew little as nothing about the country. “Having an erupting volcano almost in the backyard is beyond what I could ever imagine", says Adam.

The erupting Mount Fagradalsfjall has changed history more than once, but ever since an American warplane crashed at the mountain during World War II it has been named “the mountain that changed world history”.

Recent development of seismic activity in Reykjanes confirmed that there is volcanic unrest on the Reykjanes peninsula. Such activity is known to be the first signs of an imminent volcanic eruption.

New satellite imagery received yesterday has swung scientific opinion towards the idea that magma may be gathering under the Reykjanes peninsula during the ongoing earthquake swarm. There is no indication of any volcanic activity at this time, however, and any eruption in the area would likely be small

Today, Wednesday, February 24th, the Reykjanes peninsula witnessed some major earthquakes and therefore visitors are encouraged to travel with caution in the area.