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" situated [snip] about 20 miles (32km) away from the capital city of Reykjavík. ... relatively low danger as it’s far from civilization."

My main takeaway is how 20miles/32kms is far from civilization. Not population, but civilization.

Iceland's land area is reasonably large (about half the area of Great Britain) but it only has a population of ~340,000 people. It's really empty.

I toured that part of Iceland 2 years ago. That area is very desolate, even that close to the capital.

"Very desolate" is an understatement. It feels like a set from a fantasy or sci-fi movie.