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Hverir Geothermal Area
Hverir Geothermal Area, like almost everything in Iceland, has a volcanic origin. Hverir is a geothermal place under the Namafjall mountain. At a depth of 1000 meters, the temperature is above 200°C. The water that flows below the surface is quickly heated and comes back to the surface transformed into steam.
The place is plenty of bubbling mud pools, hissing fumaroles, and cracked colorful grounds.
The fumaroles gas contains hydrogen sulfide that causes a characteristic smell of rotten eggs.
Hverir Geothermal Area
Hverir Geothermal Area, like almost everything in Iceland, has a volcanic origin. Hverir is a geothermal place under the Namafjall mountain. At a depth of 1000 meters, the temperature is above 200°C. The water that flows below the surface is quickly heated and comes back to the surface transformed into steam.
The place is plenty of bubbling mud pools, hissing fumaroles, and cracked colorful grounds.
The fumaroles gas contains hydrogen sulfide that causes a characteristic smell of rotten eggs.