#lava field

[renmoldovan]

Eldhraun Lava Field, Iceland

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

Elddreki / Fire Dragon

Captured during the 2023 volcanic eruption of Fagradalsfjall at Litli-Hrútur in Iceland, this lava outbreak formed the image of a dragon when seen from straight down on to the lava field

by Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

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[rabbitcruiser]

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, ID (No. 3)

This lava field is the largest of several large beds of lava that erupted from the 53-mile (85 km) south-east to north-west trending Great Rift volcanic zone, a line of weakness in the Earth's crust. Together with fields from other fissures they make up the Lava Beds of Idaho, which in turn are in the much larger Snake River Plain volcanic province. The Great Rift extends across almost the entire Snake River Plain.

Elevation at the visitor center is 5,910 feet (1,800 m) above sea level.

Total average precipitation in the Craters of the Moon area is between 15–20 inches (380–510 mm) per year. Most of this is lost in cracks in the basalt, only to emerge later in springs and seeps in the walls of the Snake River Canyon. Older lava fields on the plain support drought-resistant plants such as sagebrush, while younger fields, such as Craters of the Moon, only have a seasonal and very sparse cover of vegetation. When viewed from a distance, this cover disappears almost entirely, giving an impression of utter black desolation. Repeated lava flows over the last 15,000 years have raised the land surface enough to expose it to the prevailing southwesterly winds, which help to keep the area dry. Together these conditions make life on the lava field difficult.

Source: Wikipedia

[mothmiso]

Iceland 2009 (2) (3) by d0gwalker

Via Flickr:

(1) A field of black solidified lava lies alongside the grass in this wilderness near the volcano Mount Krafla in the Lake Mývatn area. (2) Three sheep graze in a field, oblivious to the black expanse of solidified lava which lies ahead. (3) Dimmuborgir is a forest of lava pillars near Lake Mývatn, Iceland, which has been likened to a ruined medieval castle.     

[bewarethecheese]

A giant #lava flow in #Iceland. A daily photo from my archives. bewarethecheese.com #photography #travel

[nmnomad]

The jagged, desolate landscape of El Malais is a volcanologist’s playground. A million years of volcanic activity sculpted the landscape. Numerous volcanoes and several lava flows generated the field of lava. The most recent volcanic activity was about 800 years ago. There are five layers of lava from McCartys Crater, Bandera Crater, Cerro Hoya, El Calderon, and Twin Craters, with a variety of volcanoes and volcanic features represented within the flows.

[kaelula-sungwis]

🇦🇷🌋 Puna de Atacama by Dave Wong

[lovertm]

Holuhraun, a lava field in the Icelandic Highlands by Dani Guindo