HENGILL, GEYSIR, HELGAFELL, ELDFELL, REYKJANES, EYJAFJALLAJOKULL, SNAEFELLSJOKULL
All photos taken by René Goad
View of Hengill Volcano.
Geothermal activity on the flanks of Hengill Volcano.
More activity on the other side of the valley close to Hengill.
Geysir geothermal field with Laugarfjall in the background.
Great Geysir, the largest geyser in the geothermal field but not so frequently active.
Blesi, one of the geothermal pools in the area.
Strokkur geyser erupts.
Strokkur in between eruptions.
Strokkur is the most active geyser in the area.
Close up of Strokkur geyser eruption.
Litli Geysir.
The volcanic island of Surtsey which emerged from the sea in 1963.
Aerial view of the lava flows from the Eldfell eruption in 1973.
Aerial view of Eldfell.
The extinct volcano Helgafell on the island of Heimaey which never erupted during historical times.
Walking past Helgafell on the road.
Eldfell comes into view, the volcano which rose from an initial fissure eruption in 1973.
Looking back at the cone of Helgafell while ascending Eldfell.
What appears to be a volcanic fissure. Possibly a remainder of the 1973 eruption.
The summit of Eldfell Volcano.
Looking into the crater of Eldfell.
Lava from the 1973 eruption of Eldfell.
The northernmost islands of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago and remnants of eroded volcanoes. In the distance is the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano.
Looking down the eastern side of Eldfell.
Eldfell crater rim.
Aerial view of Helgafell.
Crevasse in the ash laden glacier on Eyjafjallajokull Volcano.
Aerial view of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano which erupted in April-May 2010. The initial eruption came from a fissure at Fimmvorduhuls in March 2010.
One of the many vents in the lava landscape of the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Eyjafjallajokull from the west.
Close of the west flanks of Eyjafjallajokull.
Farmlands at the foot of Eyjafjallajokull with the summit steam emissions in the distance.
Ash laden landscape at the north end of Eyjafjallajokull.
Ash laden landscape in the Markarfljotsaurar valley to the north of Eyjafjallajokull.
The north face of Eyjafjallajokull with the breached glacial lagoon banks.
Formerly a glacial lagoon until the eruption of 2010. In the background is the Gigjokull glacier on the northside of Eyjafjallajokull.
Close up of the top part of the ash laden Gigjokull glacier on the north face of Eyjafjallajokull.
Glacial meltwater stream emerging from Gigjokull on the northside of Eyjafjallajokull.
A sinkhole on the former Gigjokull glacial lagoon bed at the northside of Eyjafjallajokull.
Gigjokull and the rest of Eyjafjallajokull’s north face during the evening light.
Myself with the north face of Eyjafjallajokull in the background.
The Snaefellsjokull Volcano as seen from Keflavik Airport.
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