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Seltún Geothermal Area

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Seltún Geothermal Area

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    September 6, 2017

    Hiking

    A very large and well-developed geothermal area is Krýsuvík / Seltún
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    February 3, 2022

    Hiking

    Well developed geothermal field with some solfatars and mud pots. Typical sulfur smell and intense colors.
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    Here it simmers boiling hot (100 ° C) to the ground. The surroundings glow in many intense colors and it smells of sulfur.
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    Elevation 230 m

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