Difference between revisions of "Kleifervatn"
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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:JLD_Kleifervatn_General_landscape.JPG|1000px|thumb|centre|Kleifervatn landscape]]. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:JLD_Kleifervatn_General_landscape_2.JPG|1000px|thumb|centre|Kleifervatn landscape 2]]. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:JLD_Kleifervatn_Access_road.JPG|1000px|thumb|centre|Access road]]. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:JLD_Kleifervatn_Access_road_2.JPG|1000px|thumb|centre|Access road 2]]. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:JLD_Kleifervatn_Access_road_3.JPG|1000px|thumb|centre|Access road 3]]. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:111-SC-142672-Breiddalur-Fd-Trg-Area-Near-Kleifarvatn-Lake-J.jpg|1000px|thumb|centre|US MArines on the Kleifervatn Ranges]]. |
Revision as of 14:55, 18 October 2017
This area was used by the Brigade, and other forces in Iceland, as an artillery range, on the basis that, given it is a totally lave area, shells could do little or no damage.
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During our visit in 2010 our guide took us on to the area and we were able to take a few photographs. There are also historic artillery images which were probably taken there, but that cannot yet be verified.
