Reykjanes peninsula#

thermal area Krysuvik-Seltun
Thermal area Krýsuvík-Seltún, 2014
© Elisabeth Ertl

Krýsuvík-Seltún Krýsuvík, Suðurnes, Island is a high-temperature thermal area, with steaming burrows, seething mud and hot springs. The temperature exceeds 200°C in a depth of 1.000 metres. The geothermal zone belongs to one of four volcanic chains, which lie in an eruption zone along the Reykjanes peninsula.