These hauntingly beautiful snow formations have been making a big impression on social media after they were spotted on an Icelandic golf course fairway.
Dozens of doughnut-like snow sculptures – whipped spectacularly into shape by the weather and the wind – were seen lying all over the course.
Employees of Keilir Golf Club, at the town of Hafnarfjordur, near the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, spotted the phenomenon as they arrived for work.
One grabbed a smartphone to take photographs of the formations – known as snow rollers – which were later shared on Facebook where they stunned viewers.
Netizen ‘Svala Gudjonsdottir’ commented: “Unbelievable and beautiful”, ‘SigrĂdur Gudjonsdottir’ agreed: “This is amazing”, while ‘Margret Sigmundsdottir’ added: “Incredibly cool.”
‘Michael Dopf’ joked: “I think it´s a real sign of golf training by Icelandic trolls”, before adding: “Sometimes you can enjoy the wonders of nature without looking for scientific clarification.”
Snow rollers are a meteorological phenomenon which are more often seen in North America but which occur on rare occasions in Iceland.
Rolls of snow form naturally as snow is blown along the ground by the wind.
They can range in size from being as small as a tennis ball to – very occasionally – bigger than a car.
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Story By: Simon Glover, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder,  Agency: Central European News