Icelandic Black Sand Beach
by Joan Carroll
Title
Icelandic Black Sand Beach
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
Despite clouds and rain during the day, there was clearing enough close to sunset to provide beautiful delicate color in the sky at Reynisfjara, a world-famous black-sand beach on the South Coast of Iceland. Reynisfjara is widely considered to be the most beautiful example of Iceland’s black sand beaches. It has enormous basalt stacks, hexagonal-shaped basalt columns, stunning lava formations, towering cliffs, and basalt caves. Seen from above, the black sand strikes a perfect contrast against the white foam of the waves. Black sand beaches arise from volcanic ashes. When molten lava enters the water, a violent interaction occurs between the hot lava and the sea water. The lava cools down so rapidly that it breaks into debris and sand instantly. A huge amount of lava flow entering the ice-cold sea at once may create a new black sand beach in a matter of hours! Reynisfjara was formed during one of the major eruptions of the nearby Katla volcano.
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Joan carroll, seascape, long exposure, coast, shore, nature, atlantic, landscape, ocean, seaside, coastline, formation, geology, scenic, cliff, dyrholaey, wave, icelandic
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March 7th, 2019
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