ICELAND: Námafjall & Mývatn

Recorded September 5, 2008.

Námafjall is a high-temperature geothermal area with fumaroles and boiling mud pools. At a depth of 1000 meters the temperature is above 200 degrees C. As is characteristic for other hot spring areas
there is a hot spring smell at Námafjall which is caused by the steam and the fumarole gas, such as hydrogen sulfide.

Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was created by a large basaltic lava eruption 2300 years ago, and the surrounding landscape is dominated by volcanic landforms, including lava pillars and rootless vents (pseudocraters).

From: http://timvp.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• iceland
• namafjall
• myvatn
• mud-pools
• hverir
• námafjall
• crater
• mudpot
• mudpools
• geothermal
• mud-volcano

[audveltadmuna]

Er ekki hægt að kenna þessum útlensku" leiðarvísunum" eða hvað sem þeir eru kallaðir að bera íslensk nöfn rétt fram? Hún segir t.d. MývaTn en ekki Mývahn eins og það er eiginlega borið fram og Akureyri ekki ækuðeyði.

[xxAlchemistressxx]

I always will remember this place by the sheer smell of it. And how that continued when taking a shower in a hotel near lake Myvatn :) But gods, I love that country so much...!

[GUIASparaVIAJAR]

that´s a really increible place