Landmannalaugar painted mountains
Landmannalaugar, Fjallabak Nature Reserve (Iceland), 2023.
Iceland's Landmannalaugar, nestled within the Torfajökull Caldera, boasts a rare geological tapestry.
When Torfajökull erupted in 1477 it created Iceland's largest area of silicic extrusive rocks with an exceptionally high proportion of rhyolite. This created a striking landscape where multicolored mountains, lava fields, and geothermal pools paint a scene of volcanic artistry.
The name Landmannalaugar (literally, the People's Pools) was given because of the abundance of natural geothermal pools located in the area.
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Francesco Ioli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
20.4 MB
Aspect
3:2
Width
6000 px
Height
4000 px
Brand
Sony
Model
Sony A7II + analogic Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4
Exposure
1/250 s ISO 400
Software
Abode Lightroom
Coordinates
63.9808, -19.0971
Tint
Very light purplish blue
Submitted
28 March 2024
Taken
15 August 2023
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