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ICELAND · LANDSCAPE · NATURAL HAZARDS

Hættumat vegna ofanflóða: jafnáhættulínur

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Avalanche and landslide hazard lines for towns, after protective works were built. They bound hazard zones A, B and C under Regulation No. 505/2000; in zone C new homes are generally not allowed.

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Veðurstofa Íslands · CC BY 4.0

Veðurstofa Íslands, CC BY 4.0

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Where the data comes from

ARCGIS · luk.vedur.is

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Line · Confirmed

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What matters before building: drinking-water protection zones, avalanche hazard, contaminated soil, noise maps, post-glacial lava, recorded archaeological sites and planted forest.

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