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Gjástykki - Krafla - Leirhnjúkur - Mývatn - Iceland

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See also part-6 Flying around Lake Mývatn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It-N1i56lYE

Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m; it has erupted 29 times and it is 2km in depth. Krafla includes one of the two best-known Víti craters of Iceland (the other is in Askja). The Icelandic word "víti" means "hell". In former times, people often believed hell to be under volcanoes. The crater Víti has a green lake inside of it. The Krafla area also includes Námafjall, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles. The Mývatn fires occurred between 172429, when many of the fissure vents opened up. The lava fountains could be seen in the south of the island and a lava flow destroyed three farms near the village of Reykjahlíð, although nobody was harmed. Between 1975 and 1984 there was a volcanic episode within the Krafla volcano. It involved nine volcanic eruptions and fifteen uplift and subsidence events. This interupted some of the Karfla drillfields. During these events a large magma chamber emerged. This has been identified by analysing the seismic activity. Since 1977 this chamber has been the source of the geothermal energy used by the 60 MW power station. A survey undertaken in 2006 indicated very high temperatures at depths of between 3 and 5 kilometrs and these favourable conditions have led to the development of the first well from the Iceland Deep Drilling Project

 

Here are some more pictures from some new trip this summer on trips with tourist and on my trike or ultralight:

 

(Trip with Peter around Iceland, totally mad this guy, but he is pro!) Peter Hringferð Háifoss Landmannalaugar Fjadrárgljúfur Laki Vatnajökull Hrútárjökull Íshellir Lón Krossgil Hengifoss Kárahnjúkar Hálslón Laugavellir Kverkfjöll Kúluskítur Gjástykki Leirhnjúkur Krafla Hrafntinna Kerlingarfjöll

http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/

Reykjavík Háifoss Dynkur Hrauneyjar Halli og Laddi Árni gunnarsson Gæsir Nesjavallarvirkjun Úlfljótsvatn Hvítá Búrfellsvirkjun Hjálparfoss Thjórsá Sultartángavirkjun

http://www.photo.is/09/08/2/

Hrauneyjar Landmannalaugar Fjallabak Hrauneyjavirkjun Sigalda Sigölduvirkjun lón Ljótipollur Frostastaðavatn Tungnaá Kaldakvísl Fjallabaksleid Nyrdri Krókslón Kirkjufell Laugahraun Bláhnjúkur Kýlingur Halldórsfell Réttarhnjúkur Grænafjall

http://www.photo.is/09/08/3/

Langisjór Lakagígar Grænalón Hellnafjall Sveinstindur Skaftá Grænifjallgardur Vatnajökull Laki Blængur Tjarnagígur Blágil Rauðhóll Miklafell Laufbalavatn Hverfisfljót Svartifoss Rauðhólar Eldhraun Hágöngur Grænafjall Núpsárgljúfur

http://www.photo.is/09/08/4/

Vatnajökull Ingólfshöfði Jökulsárlón Núpsstadaskógur Núpsárfoss Lómagnúpur Skeidarárjökull Skeidará Mosárdalur Skaftafell Skaftafellsjökull Svínafellsjökull Hof Ingólfshöfdi Kóngsvík Fagurhólsmýri Hnappavellir Skipsflak

http://www.photo.is/09/08/5/

Hof Reykjavík Suður strönd leirur Skeidará fjara Skeidarársandur Stóri kollur Hverfisfjörur Gígjukvísl viti sæluhús Skaftá Eldvatn Kúdarfljót Hjörleifshöfdi Vík Mýrdal Reynisdrangar Dyrhólaey Skógarfoss flugvélaflak Kleifarvatn

http://www.photo.is/09/08/6/

Reykjanes Hvalur Gæsir Hafravatn Bláfjöll Gígar flugvélaflak Langahlíd Þrihnjúkar Ljósmyndun Styrmir linsa Brennisteinsfjöll Stóribolli Gönguleid Kistufell Eldborg Stórkonugjá Sandskeid Hvalur Hvalfjördur Mótorhjól mótorkross

http://www.photo.is/09/08/7/

Mývatn trike flug Hofsjökull sólsetur Arnarfell hid mikkla Sprengisandur Thjorsarjökull Thjorsá Tungnafellsjökull Gæsavötn Trölladyngja Skjálfandafljót Bárdadalur Aldeyjarfoss Hverfjall Hverarönd Grímsey Flatey lundi puffins

http://www.photo.is/09/08/8/

McDonalds Örn afmæli Hafsteinn Reykjavíkurhöfn Starri Hettumávur austur suðurland Galtalækur Rangá Viðey Skemmtiferðaskip AIDA aura Esjan Reykjanes Hekla Bjólfell Búrfell

http://www.photo.is/09/08/0/

Reykjanes Hraun Thorhallur Thjodverji flug mótorsvifdrekar gígur gígar crater hraun lava Kleifarvatn Bláa Lónid Blue Lagoon Sony Camera flying filming

http://www.photo.is/09/08/1/

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