Laugarvatn is a lake and the name of a small town in the South Iceland. The lake contains some geothermal springs under the water surface, making it a popular swimming spot with some warm patches along the shoreline year-round. Fontana are new thermal baths (opened summer 2011) built on this tradition. This beautiful pink rainbow appeared [...]
This image from Hellisheiði, just some 30km east of Reykjavik was shot on the 17th of January 2010 at 14.57 – sunset that day was at 16.25. A few kilometers north of this place lies the Hellisheiði Power Station which is the second largest geothermal power station in the world, and the largest in Iceland. [...]
Þingvallavatn is a lake in south-western Iceland. With a surface of 84 km² it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is at 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir (after which the lake is named), the Alþingi, the national parliament, was founded in the year 930. The [...]
Hraunsvík shore is located east of the small fishing village of Grindavík at the Reykjanes Peninsula. The black beach was once a popular spot for soldiers and their faimlies from the nearby Nato base at Keflavík. The base was closed on 8th of September 2006 and it’s facilities taken over by the Icelandic Defence Agency. [...]
Fnjóskadalur is an agricultural valley in Northeast Iceland, approx. 10 km northeast of Akureyri. Fnjóská, a popular salmon angling river and the longest spring fed river in Iceland, runs through the valley. The river originates on Sprengisandur in the Icelandic highland plateau. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnjóskadalur)
Kerlingarfjöll (1,477 m (4,846 ft)) is a mountain range in Iceland situated in the Highlands of Iceland near the Kjölur highland road. The volcanic origin of these mountains is evidenced by the numerous hot springs and rivulets in the area. And indeed, they are part of a large volcano system of 100 km² (38.6 square mile). The volcanoes of the range are tuyas. The earth is shimmering red in [...]
In Iceland most beaches are black sand beaches. There are exceptions such as the white beaches in Arnarfjörður in the West fiords. Arnarfjörður is believed to be the home for many sea monsters and strange creatures. There is even a Monster Collection Museum in the beautiful little town of Bíldudalur.
Ásbyrgi canyon at sunset. Ásbyrgi was most likely formed by two catastrophic glacial flooding of the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum after the last Ice Age, first 8-10,000 years ago, and then again some 3,000 years ago. The canyon’s steep sides are formed by cliffs up to 100 metres in height. Down in the canyon, visitors [...]
Sólheimajökull Glacier is an outlet glacier from the south-western part of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap. It is about 8 km long and 1-2 km wide. River Jökulsá discharges it, and is sometimes called “The Stinking River” because of its emission of sulphuric acid from sub-glacial high temperature areas. Icelandic Mountain Guides offer guided glacier hikes up the glacier tounge [...]
Grændalur or “The Green Valley” lies just north of the town of Hveragerði in South Iceland. The area is a part of the Hengill volcanic system which extends from Hveragerði to Nesjavellir by lake Þingvallavatn. The landscape shows this clearly, here we can find numerous mud pools and hot springs and even a warm stream [...]
Hólar is located in the Hjaltadalur valley in Skagafjörður, North Iceland. Hólar has a population of around 100 and is the home of the main campus of Holar University College. It’s also a site of historical buildings and archeological excavation, home to the Center for the history of the Icelandic horse, the Hólar cathedral and [...]
Flatey is the largest island of the western island, a cluster of about forty large and small islands and islets located in Breiðafjörður on the northwestern part of Iceland. Flatey is about two kilometers long and one kilometer wide, of which most is flat land (hence its name, meaning “flat island” in Icelandic). The island [...]
Sunrise at Mount Námafjall, south of Námaskarð, with geothermal heat all over the east side of the mountain. Sulphur was mined here for centuries from the Hlíðarnámur mines and exported.
Mudpools at Þeistareykir, North Iceland. This geothermal area is North of Krafla and plans are to harness the power here as well. Several test bore holes have all ready been made not far from these beautiful mud pools.
Skeiðarársandur is the largest sandur plain in Iceland. It is the alluvial fan of Skeiðarárjökull, the largest outletglacier in the south of Vatnajökull glacier. It is characterized by its sandy soil and mostly very sparse vegetation. The Lyme Grass on the image was sowed. Lyme grass has been utilized for land restoration since it binds the [...]
Kringla is a beautiful area on route Dómadalsleið, in Fjallabak Nature Reserve. It lies about 590m above sea level and is surpricingly grassy. The mountains around reach above 1000m.
A rainbow by Lifrarfjöll mountains, at Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the interior of Iceland. This images is shot close by the Landmannahellir cave. At Landmannahellir there is a nice camping site and a site for house vans, camping wagons. There are possibilities to go trout angling in the neighbouring lakes.
Reynisdrangar, basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal, southern Iceland. A Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.
Lake Kleifarvatn on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Viewing northeast towards Syðri Stapi. Lake Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland.
Fögrufjöll means Beautiful Mountains. This mountain ridge is on the east side of Lake Langisjór (The Long Sea) in the Highlands of Iceland. The lake is around 20 km in length and up to 2 km wide, with a total surface area of about 26 km² and a depth of 75m at its deepest point. [...]
Daybreak at Laugavegur highland route Fjallabak, Interior of Iceland. The Laugavegur is a famous trekking route in the Interior of Iceland from the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk. It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes that are experienced in just 55 km. The route is typically completed [...]
Barnafoss is also known as Bjarnafoss, which was its previous name. Barnafoss is near Hraunfossar which burst out of Hallmundarhraun lava plain. Many Icelandic folk tales have been associated with Barnafoss, the most famous being about two boys from a nearby farm, Hraunsás. One day, the boys parents went with their ploughmen to the church. [...]
The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: “Bláa lónið”) geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The steamy waters are part of a lava formation. The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulphur. The Blue Lagoon also operates a Research and Development facility to help find cures for skin ailments using [...]
Skaftafell National Park was founded on September 15, 1967, and enlarged twice afterwards. Today, the park measures about 4807 km2 (2884 mi²), making it Iceland’s second largest national park. The landscape is very similar to some of the Alps, but it has been formed in thousands of years by different influences of fire (volcanic eruptions of Öræfajökull) [...]
