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Skessugar\u00f0ur\u00a0– the\u00a0Rampart of the Giantess\u00a0is a natural\u00a0phenomenon\u00a0in East-Iceland, which has been called one of the most amazing natural formations in\u00a0the country.\u00a0It was formed by an ice-age glacier, Br\u00faarj\u00f6kull. It is a large arche-shaped moraine and\u00a0consists of massive boulders (porphyritic basalt) making up a ca\u00a0300 meter’s long and ca\u00a07meter’s high natural wall. \u00a0It lies from west to east. It markes the stagnation level of Br\u00faarj\u00f6kull at the end of the last glacial period.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the stagnation of the glacier, a flood followed\u00a0which washed this area clean of smaller rock leaving behind\u00a0the big ones\u00a0which makes this moraine unique as it lacks all smaller, finer sand\u00a0particles\u00a0and stones, or the glacial flour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Skessugar\u00f0ur is located\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0lake\u00a0Grj\u00f3tgar\u00f0svatn west\u00a0of\u00a0S\u00e6nautasel turf house<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on the other side of Mt. S\u00e6nautafell.\u00a0Turn left onto the old ring-road (number 907, a gravel road) after you leave S\u00e6nautasel and drive for a couple of km. Then turn left onto a dirt road, which turns into a track until you reach Skessugar\u00f0ur after 2 km.<\/p>\n

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