Boreholes and Steam rising, Hveragerdi, Iceland
by Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com), Iceland
New boreholes created by earthquake in 2008 at Hveragerdi, Iceland. The surrounding area is part of the Hengill central volcano, and is geothermally active and experiences very frequent (usually minor) earthquakes. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com (there is a licensing fee depending on the use).
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- Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (345)
- Field (2822)
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (901)
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- Europe (3707)
- Northern Europe (869)
- Iceland (287)
- Exact location (-21.2000 W, 64.0000 N)
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Submitted on 10 January 2010
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Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com) (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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