Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m; it has erupted 29 times and it is 2km in depth.

The Krafla area also includes Námafjall, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krafla)

Went up to Husavik for some whale watching and overnight camping. On the way back we stopped at Krafla near Myvatn and Goðafoss.

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Near Rotorua this exploding face was caught in a thermal mudpool.

Olympus Trip 35, Fuji colorfilm 200 ASA, New Zealand January 2012

Hverir

Some of the many mud pots and mud pools in the area of Hverir.

Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m and it is 2 km in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.

South of the Krafla area, but not actually within the caldera is Námafjall, a mountain, beneath which is Hverir, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles.

Ross went to New Zealand in June 2002 and visited a town called Rotorua where natural springs bring mud and natural gas to the surface. If I remember correctly they harness the heat from these stinking mudpools to use as energy. Ross said something about the entire town smelling like a big fart.

Iceland

Olympus Trip 35, Fuji colorfilm 200 ASA, New Zealand January 2012

Some of the many mud pots and mud pools in the area of Hverir.

Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m and it is 2 km in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.

South of the Krafla area, but not actually within the caldera is Námafjall, a mountain, beneath which is Hverir, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles.

Glob glob globy mud - and smelly :)

Monstrous mud.

Yep - lots of hot, sulphurous mud steams around the north island of NZ. Hard to capture unless you use burst mode on your camera

Mud pools.

Manila, California

increased geothermal activity in Hveragerði due to the May 29´th 6.3 earthquake

Orakei Korako (translated as 'The place of adorning') has remained completely unchanged for thousands of years. Here, 20 million litres of hot water flow over silica terraces everyday.

Mudpools form in places where thermal fluids have chemically decomposed surface rocks to form clay. This clay is heated by the underground energy source and boiling mud pools are created. Activity tends to vary from season to season, depending on the varying amounts of rain to moisten or dry the mud. Accordingly, mud pools generally appear more active in winter than summer.

Some of the many mud pots and mud pools in the area of Hverir.

Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m and it is 2 km in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.

South of the Krafla area, but not actually within the caldera is Námafjall, a mountain, beneath which is Hverir, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles.

ON VULCANO ISLAND, ONE OF THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS OFF THE NORTH COAST OF SICILY

Hverir

A mud pot at the the Hverarönd geothermal zone east of Mývatn.

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