The surface of the land
of Iceland consists of many forms of lava.
During this trip, several locations were pointed out where the lava
flows happened after the Norwegians settled there in 874 AD. There was one area where productive farmland
was completely covered. The people there
know that something like this can happen again at any time.
When molten lava cools evenly, it contracts
and forms hexagonal (6 sided) columns. I
find the patterns that form to be exceedingly interesting and picturesque. In many places, we saw these columns standing
up vertically, curving over, and in cross section. Below are some photos.
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