Nýidalur (830m) lies on highland road F26 with Tungnafellsjökull glacier nearby. There are huts with bunk/dorm accommodation run by the Icelandic touring club. We only had our lunch break there and thankfully could use the hut, on two former visits we were shivering on the benches outside...The water in the washrooms is the coldest I have ever experienced!
This part of Sprengisandur highland desert has permafrost, the 1st note shows the polygonal patterns made by ice wedges.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wedge
Frostspalten: lineare Schrumpfrisse in gefrorenem Boden, die durch Kontraktion bei sehr tiefen Temperaturen gebildet werden, an der Bodenoberfläche bilden sie oft ein Polygonnetz. Durch Gefrieren von eindringendem Schmelzwasser werden Eiskeile gebildet.
Yet even in this harsh climate flowers grow:
Bartsia alpina (Alpenhelm)
Silene acaulis (Moss campion, Stängelloses Leimkraut, Lambagras)
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©UdoSm said:
Hoffentlich war es für die 'Polarfüchse' nicht zu warm... ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Jaap van 't Veen said:
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Malik Raoulda said:
Bonne et agréable semaine.
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Keith Burton said:
I like your PiPs as well. In the first one, the ice wedges make super leading lines drawing the eye into the shot nicely. In the other two PiPs the wildflowers look lovely.........and I too am amazed they can survive in this hostile environment.
I hope you have an enjoyable week.
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Rosalyn Hilborne said:
Have a good and hopefully warmer week.
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