Viti explosion crater in Krafla, Iceland, Iceland

Daniel Schmitz www.schmitzpics.com

Markus Trienke www.markus-trienke.de

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Iceland Viti explosion crater in Krafla, Iceland

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Viti, meaning "Hell", in Krafla is an explosion crater. The crater was formed during a massive volcanic eruption at the start of the famous Mývatn Fires in 1724.

Photography Tips

Make sure to have a good tripod with you because it's very windy at the edge of the crater.

Travel Information

It is easy to get there by car and just a 10 minute walk to the spot where the photo was taken.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor A decent amount of people

Best Timing All timings are equally good

Sunrise & Sunset 11:27 - 14:44 | current local time: 11:20

Photo Themes crater Iceland Landscape Landschaft nature north iceland viti volcano

Locations Europe North Iceland Myvatn Krafla Viti

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Spot Comments (2)

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Daniel Schmitz 27.11.2016

Hi Manuel, looking forward to your photo of this spot. I am sure it will be brilliant as always :)

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Manuel Becker 26.11.2016

Oh nice, I wanted to share this spot too. When I was there the wind was so crazy that I couldn't stand still and it was extremely hard to get a good photo. I really have to take a look at my results and add them to this spot, thanks for adding this one dear Daniel!