21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hell has almost frozen over
This was an unexpected surprise – a largely frozen lake in the middle of the explosion crater of Víti (Hell) in the geologically active Krafla area in Iceland. Only a few metres away steam was escaping from a borehole for a geothermal power station.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Iceland |
Copyright: | © Alan Smith |