21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hell has almost frozen over
This was an unexpected surprise – a largely frozen lake in the middle of the explosion crater of Víti (Hell) in the geologically active Krafla area in Iceland. Only a few metres away steam was escaping from a borehole for a geothermal power station.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Iceland |
| Copyright: | © Alan Smith |