Big Red crossing the Tungnaa glacial river filled with ash from the Grimsvotn volcanic eruption, Iceland
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5137 x 3402 px | 43.5 x 28.8 cm | 17.1 x 11.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
30 May 2011Location:
Tungnaa glacial river, IcelandPhotographer:
Ragnar Th SigurdssonMore information:
Big red traveling to Grimsvotn eruption which began on May 21, 2011 spewing tons of ash; initially the plume was over 20 kilometers high. Volcanic ash is an extreme danger to jet engines closing airspace in Iceland and parts of Europe. Grimsvotn is Iceland's most frequently erupting basalt volcano located under Vatnajokull Ice Cap; the largest glacier in Europe. The prior eruption was in 2004. Date photographed May 30, 2011