The white-hot beauty of Iceland in 11 stunning photos — mashable.com

Iceland is simultaneously one of the most beautiful and desolate landscapes in the world. The Icelandic scenery in wintertime is typically blanketed with white ice and snow. But for a brief period, the Holuhraun volcano erupts into a fiery mass of hot lava the size Manhattan, splitting the ground. But those wishing to see the inside the volcano will have to act soon because scientists and the Icelandic Met Office expect the volcano to cease eruption in March of 2015.

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