Aurora over Iceland

 

This image was taken on a dark and stormy night in 2013 at Hverir, a geothermally active area along the volcanic landscape in northeastern Iceland. Geomagnetic storms produced the auroral display in the starry night sky while towers of steam and gas venting from fumaroles danced against the eerie greenish light.

Aurora over Iceland

Hverir is an area with hot springs in the north of Iceland . Hverir means in Icelandic whatsoever hot springs . It is located just east of Lake Mývatn about 6 kilometers south of the Krafla area near the Námaskarð mountain pass. T

he pastel area is one of Iceland ‘s largest solfather fields . It is lined with steam plumes, solariums, fumaroles and boiling mud pots of various sizes. A climb to the sulfurpowdered peak of the Námafjall mountain (432 meters) provides a panoramic view. Each is located directly next to Iceland ‘s ring road and is therefore easily accessible.

Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter (Nuits sacrées)

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