Pseudocraters in Lake Myvatn, Northern Iceland
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ARCTIC IMAGES / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BA6K2EFile size:
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4295 x 4069 px | 36.4 x 34.5 cm | 14.3 x 13.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
6 May 2018Location:
Lake Myvatn, Northern IcelandPhotographer:
Ragnar Th SigurdssonMore information:
Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was created by a large basaltic lava eruption 2300 years ago, and the surrounding landscape is dominated by volcanic landforms, including lava pillars and rootless vents (pseudocraters). The effluent river Laxá is known for its rich fishing for Brown Trout and Atlantic Salmon. The name of the lake (Icelandic "mý" = midge, "vatn" = lake; the lake of midges) comes from the huge numbers of flies (midges) to be found there in the summer.