ICELAND · HABITATS · SPECIAL PROTECTION
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What this layer shows
Lava flows from after the last ice age, under special protection by Article 61 of the Nature Conservation Act No. 60/2013. They must not be disturbed, for example by quarrying or road building, unless it is unavoidable.
Where the data comes from
WFS · ogc.gis.is
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Facts shown for each feature
Age (years) · Volcanic system
In these presets
Nature register and special protection
The nature conservation register and the proposed part B sites, important bird areas, and what Article 61 of the Nature Conservation Act protects specially: wetlands, post-glacial lava, craters, waterfalls, geothermal areas, mudflats, salt marshes, lakes and cave areas.
Development and planning
What matters before building: drinking-water protection zones, avalanche hazard, contaminated soil, noise maps, post-glacial lava, recorded archaeological sites and planted forest.