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Close-up of a boiling mud pool in the Namafjall or Hverir geothermal area Royalty Free Stock Photo
Close-up of a boiling mud pool in the Namafjall or Hverir geothermal area Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
Close-up of a boiling mud pool in the Namafjall or Hverir geothermal area
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Hveriralso known as Namafjall, Namaskard or Hverarond is a geothermal area located in North Iceland near Lake Myvatn under the Namafjall mountain in the Krafla volcano fissure zone.At a depth of 1000 meters, the temperature is above 200°C, the water flowing below the surface is quickly heated and comes back to the surface transformed into steam, bubbling mud pools, hissing fumaroles, and cracked colorful grounds. The fumarole gas contains hydrogen sulfide that smells of rotten eggs.

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