Best places to visit in the world: Blue Lagoon, Iceland

in busy •  7 years ago 

The Blue Lagoon is an extraordinary geothermal spa in Iceland located among Reykjavik and Keflavik International Airport in the coronary heart of a lava area on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Even for Iceland, that is well-known for its strange and curious landscapes, the Blue Lagoon, with its milky-white quiet waters, is a bizarre sight. The lagoon is guy-made and fed via water from the Svartsengi, a nearby geothermal electricity plant.
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Actually, the water that comes to the spa has some jobs to do earlier than being used for beauty and rest: superheated water is channeled from underground close to a lava waft and is then used to run turbines and generate power. After passing via the mills, the new water and steam bypass via a warmth exchanger and offer warm water for a metropolis water heating gadget. Only then is the water fed into the lagoon for medicinal and leisure functions. The warm waters inside the lagoon are wealthy in silica, sulfur, and other minerals and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is considered beneficial for positive skin situations.

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oh a dream place for surw

you are right ,its a dream place .really beautifull place .