The Hverfell, also called the Hverfjall, is a cone volcano in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn area. Both names mean hot-spring-mountain.
The volcano was formed about 2500 years ago in a few days. The emitted lava cooled by water almost immediately, so the ring-shaped volcano is almost entirely made up of tefra, ash and fine grit.
The volcano is 312 meters high, has a crater with a diameter of about 1 kilometer and is 140 meters deep. In the middle of the crater lies a small ash mound.
Sam Mannaerts is a nature photographer from East Flanders, more specifically Steendorp.
He photographs almost everything that has to do with nature. From butterflies to majestic landscapes, but also wildlife like bears, birds, etc.
He has a predilection for the High North...
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