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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.
This fairly recent mudpool seems to be getting more active as it has spewed its bad smelling, acid mud all over the trail at Ölkelduháls. Beauty at it's ugliest.
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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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.
A truly unique geothermal wonderland, one of natures true gifts. Cross the Waikato River by boat, then explore another world of gushing geysers, hot springs, boiling mudpools and some of the largest silica terraces in the world.