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Fimmvörðuháls (; Icelandic for "five cairns pass") is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. The route between Skógar and Thórsmörk goes through this pass and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being 22 km long and involving 1,000 m of climbing. At Fimmvörðuháls, there is a comfortable, modern mountain hut owned by Útivist, one of the Icelandic hiking associations. Also nearby is an older, less well-equipped hut called Baldvinsskáli. The route from Skógar is particularly beautiful, as numerous waterfalls are passed along the way. The route is only accessible between mid-June and late-August. On the night of 16 May 1970, three travellers died in the mountain pass in a snowstorm. It is also possible to combine the Fimmvörðuháls route with the Laugavegur trek between Landmannalaugar and Thórsmörk to make a trip of 4–6 days in length. ==2010 eruption== (詳細はeruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano began in Fimmvörðuháls following months of small earthquakes under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier. The eruption began around 23:00 and opened a long fissure vent on the northern part of the pass.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/2010/nr/1859 )〕 Just over a week later, the Fimmvörðuháls eruption produced a -long fissure and new craters were seen erupting on a northward path〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/2010/nr/1862 )〕 toward the area of Thórsmörk, a popular tourist nature preserve, prompting tours to stop briefly as volcanologists assessed the situation further. The two new craters at Fimmvörduháls were named Magni and Móði, after the sons of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. It is an apt name because Thórsmörk is close to the craters. The new lava field was named Goðahraun, because the lava streamed in the area Goðaland. These official names were accepted by the Minister of Education and Culture 15 June 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=363868 )〕 In April 2010, this was followed by a larger eruption on Eyjafjallajökull itself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fimmvörðuháls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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