Svartsengi Geothermal Power Station - Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
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Svartsengi Geothermal Power Station - Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Svartsengi geothermal power station, Iceland, where the extraction of boiling hot seawater from deep below ground generates power the Icelandic way. Plumes of excess steam rise above the lava field landscape. Surplus mineral-rich water from the plant feeds the nearby Blue Lagoon spa and health resort. Grindavík, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland.
Image ID: svartsengi-geothermal-power-station-iceland_M9_L1015247-E
Created: May 28, 2012
Author: Steve Wright, SKW Images
© May 2012, Steve Wright, SKW Images
Image size: 18.1 Mpixels (51.7 MB uncompressed) - 5212x3468 pixels (17.4x11.6 in / 44.1x29.4 cm at 300 ppi)
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