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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.
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.
Námaskarð is a very active geothermal area on Namafjall mountain which is connected to the Krafla volcano syatem, close to Lake Mývatn area in northeast Iceland. The air in this area smells sulphurous and at times can be quite pungent.
According to the Te Puia website, the pool is 6-10 metres deep, and the bursts of mud reach temperatures up to 90- 95°C.
The fumaholes and mud pools in the Krafla volcanic system, with rhyolite mountains, silica and sulfur depositions, creating a spectacular colorful view
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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.
One of the many rainshowers that day. Now there still is some grass, at the end of the evening this area was one big mudpool.
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.
One of the two ponds/lakes at active Jigokudani (Hell valley) north of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. Oyunuma, formed by the phreatic volcanic eruptions of Mt. Hiyori, is a pear-shaped pond one kilometer in circumference and with a maximum depth of 22 meters. The sulfur vents at the bottom of the pond pump out sulfur at a temperature of 130 degrees, and the surface temperature of the water is around 40–50°C.
Námaskarð is a very active geothermal area on Namafjall mountain which is connected to the Krafla volcano syatem, close to Lake Mývatn area in northeast Iceland. The air in this area smells sulphurous and at times can be quite pungent.
A turquoise lake in a caldera of the Krafla volcanic system, with the lava fields and geothermal activity and its mudpools in the Myvatn region, Iceland
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