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| Drekagil | ||
About four miles east of the lake, the most direct approach, from the east, passes through Drekagil, the valley of drakes; various drakes inhabit caves and gullies in this area, making it perilous to traverse
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| Herðubreiðarlindir | ||
About twenty miles northeast of the lake, a small area of fertile ground crouches amid the surrounding wasteland; watered by the upper Jökulsá river, Herðubreiðarlindir has the nearest arable land
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| Ódáðahraun | ||
This region to the north of Vatnajökull is perhaps the wildest and most magical area of Frón, filled with twisted spires of rock, crumbling pumice, and sulferous springs, and ringed with glaciers and volcanoes
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he region surrounding Drekavatn is mostly barren wilderness of one variety or another, but several locations are noteworthy.