Suspended, fine silica clay gives the Blue Lagoon its name, though the lake is a warm, power-plant reservoir for a nearby geothermal station. Black basalt, some covered with lichen, contributes to the strange beauty of the place. This is the “undeveloped” part, still warm and permissible to enter, but of course very rocky. Other parts of this lake serve as an internationally popular resort for bathers, some of whom swear by its minerals’ skin-rejuvenating qualities.
2 NNW Grindavik, Iceland (10 Aug 14) Looking ENE
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