Aerial of Lake Myvatn, Northern Iceland
by Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com), Iceland
Lake Myvatn 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 known as pseudocraters. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com. There is a licensing fee depending on the use of the image.
Submitted on 10 Jan 2010
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- Exact location (-16.9941 W, 65.5857 N)
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Credit: Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com) (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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