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Basalt Columns in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:09:15 +0000

There are many defining characteristics of Iceland that make its unique geography stand out from any other country in the world. One of these geological structures is the basalt column formation made from hardened lava. It is a contraction of volcanic rock that hardens into a natural pillar as it cools. Basalt itself is a […]

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Exploring the Beauty of Dritvík Beach

icelandorg — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:38:37 +0000

Discover the breathtaking scenery of Dritvík Beach through our comprehensive guide.

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Hjaltadalsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:53:20 +0000

Hjaltadalsjökull is a mountain glacier situated in Northwest Iceland. The location of Hjaltadalsjökull is nearby Illviðrishnúkur, Prestsfjall, and Hjaltadalsheiði. This glacier is also near the peak of Tungufjall. It has an elevation of 3,943.57 ft above sea level with GPS coordinates of 65°34’37.37” N and 18°54’07.66” W. Hjaltadalsjökull is around the peninsula of Tröllaskagi. This […]

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Fláajökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:50:22 +0000

Fláajökull is a small glacier tongue found on the east side of the Breiðabunga volcano. The Fláajökull stretches down from Iceland’s ice cap Vatnajökull in southeast Iceland. Its name, Fláajökull, is derived from flár which means “slope” in Icelandic. It has also been referred to as Hólmsárjökull, Mýrájökull and Hólsárjökull. Using the GPS coordinates for […]

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Köldukvíslarjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap, and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:16:17 +0000

The Köldukvíslarjökull glacier is located in South Iceland. This glacier is one of the biggest outlet glaciers of the Vatnajökull glacier. Unfortunately, the Köldukvíslarjökull is located far from Iceland’s localities. There are no cities near the glacier; but still, it has a breathtaking landscape. Using the GPS Coordinates for the Köldukvíslarjökull glacier, which are 64.56333° […]

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Síðujökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:08:25 +0000

The Síðujökull Glacier is a surge-type glacier of Vatnajökull located in the southern part of Iceland. It is surrounded by different land and water forms such as streams, lakes, valleys, peaks, slopes, mountains, and volcanoes. It has a hill-type land on the east and a flat land on the west. Síðujökull is the neighboring outlet […]

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Lambatungujökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:16:43 +0000

Lambatungujokull or Lambatungujökull is a type of outlet glacier of Vatnajökull National Park, the largest ice cap situated in Europe. The location of Lambatungujökull is on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. Lambatungujökull Glacier covers the area in East Iceland. The glacier has an estimated elevation of 3,202.10 ft and GPS coordinates of 64°31’60” N and […]

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Hjaltadalsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:29:18 +0000

Hjaltadalsjökull is a mountain glacier situated in Northwest Iceland. The location of Hjaltadalsjökull is nearby Illviðrishnúkur, Prestsfjall, and Hjaltadalsheiði. The glacier is also near the mountain of Horn and the peak of Tungufjall. It has an elevation of 3,943.57 ft above sea level with GPS coordinates of 65°34’37.37” N and 18°54’07.66” W. Hjaltadalsjökull is around […]

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Höfðabrekkujökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:27:54 +0000

The Höfðabrekkujökull Glacier, also known as Kötlufalljökull or Kötlujökull, is a piedmont surge-type outlet glacier in Mýrdalsjökull ice cap (the fourth-largest glacier in Iceland). It stands about 661 meters tall. Höfðabrekkujökull Glacier sits atop the Katla volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the southern part of Iceland. The area of Höfðabrekkujökull is located […]

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Deildardalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:53:17 +0000

Deildardalsjokull is a mountain glacier in Northwest Iceland. Deildardalsjokull location is across the watershed between Deildardalur in Skagafjörður and Svarfaðardalur. Its estimated elevation is 2,893.70 ft above sea level, with GPS coordinates of 65° 50’ 07.26” N and 18° 58’ 20.45” W. Deildardalsjokull alternative names are Seljadalsjökull and Hájökull. The Deildardalsjokull glacier covers the area […]

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Myrkarjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:11:24 +0000

Myrkarjokull or Myrkárjökull Glacier is a glacier located in the Northeastern part of Iceland. It is situated southwest of Gíslaskarð and Gíslahnúkur in Iceland. This glacier is 34.66 km west of the administrative center of Akureyri, Eastern Nordurland Region. The glacier’s altitude is 700 km with GPS coordinates 65°37’0” N and 18°49’0” W. Its terrain […]

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Kverkjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap, and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:08:22 +0000

Kverkjokull Glacier is in the eastern region of Iceland, between Vatnajökull and the Dyngjufjöll. The Kverkjokull glacier is specifically located near the southwest of Kverkhnjúkar. Kverkhnjúkar is a mountain range in Iceland that has an elevation of 899 meters. Using the GPS coordinates for the Kverkjokull Glacier, which are 64.7000° N, and 16.6286° W. The […]

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Kvíárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:06:35 +0000

Kvárjokull glacier is a massive outlet glacier of Vatna glacier from Öræfajökull, which is a portion of Vatnajokull, the largest glacier in Europe. Kvárjokull glacier is located in Iceland and the glacial lagoon it contains may be found immediately next to the ring road, roughly 30 kilometers to the west of Jokulsárlón, with coordinates ranging […]

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Heinabergsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap, and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:05:05 +0000

The Heinabergsjökull glacier offers calm and breathtaking views of Vatnajökull. The less popular and less known glacier in Iceland is the Heinabergsjökull because it is hidden along the country’s southern coastline. The reason why the Heinabergsjökull glacier is less visited is that it is found off the beaten path, requiring a short hike to reach […]

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Bægisárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap, and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:44:01 +0000

The Bægisárjökull glacier is located in Northeast Iceland, specifically in the Norðurland Eystra region. Visiting Northeast Iceland is perfect for those who prefer to wander off the beaten track. At the end of the Bægisárjökull glacier, there’s a valley surrounded by majestic mountains. The Baegisarjokull is near the Öxnadalsá river. The Bægisárjökull glacier has a […]

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Morsárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:24:59 +0000

Morsárjökull is a glacier that can be found in East Iceland. Its coordinates are 64.1080 degrees North and 16.8903 degrees West. This location can be found to the west of Skaratindur and to the southeast of Mifell. It has a length of roughly 3.5 kilometers and a width of approximately 1.5 kilometers, and Morsárjökull is […]

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Brúarjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:48:06 +0000

The Brúarjökull is well known as the glacier tongue, extending from Iceland’s largest icecap in Vatnajökull. It is an ice river in Iceland, located in the Austurland region. The land around Brúarjökull is flat to the southwest, but it is hill-like to the northeast. Using GPS coordinates for Brúarjökull glaciers, which are 64.68159 N and […]

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Barkardalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:17:43 +0000

The Barkárdalsjökull glacier is a cirque glacier in central northern Iceland. It is monitored by Swiss geographer Thomas Haberle. Barkárdalsjökull is located east of Héðinsskarð, and northeast of Jökulfjall. The upper part of the Barkárdalsjökull glacier can be seen from the magnificent Myrkárjökull glacier. The Barkárdalsjökull glacier in Iceland has an elevation of 3,543 feet […]

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Brúarjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:10:18 +0000

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Unadalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:45:32 +0000

Unadalsjokull Glacier is a mountain glacier in northwest Iceland. Unadalsjokull Glacier covers the northwest of Hnjótafjall and northern part of Deildardalsjökull. It has an elevation of 998 meters, with coordinates 65°51’0” N and 18°58’60” W. The Unadalsjokull Glacier is close to the streams of Skallá. It is also near the mountains of Hnjótafjall. The glacier […]

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Thverarjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:44:00 +0000

Thverarjokull Glacier is a glacier classified as a cirque type of mountain glacier. The glacier is situated in the region of Norðurland Eystra in Iceland. It is located southeast of Jökulhnjúkur and to the north of Vesturárdalsfjall. Thverarjokull Glacier coordinates are 65°46’0” N and 18°46’0” W. Its elevation is 896 meters above sea level. Thverarjokull […]

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Skaftárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:37:44 +0000

Skaftárjökull glacier is a surge-type outlet glacier that is part of the southwestern margin of the Vatnajökull ice cap. Skaftárjökull location is 5,033.11 mi from the south of the largest ice cap Vatnajökull, Iceland. The recent measurement of the area of the glacier dates back to the 1990s, which is 279.62 miles. Up until now, […]

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Tungnaárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:36:31 +0000

Tungnaárjökull Glacier is one of the 269 glaciers of Iceland. It is located on the western side of Vatnajökull south of Iceland. The size of the Tungnaárjökull Glacier is 17 kilometers wide. The height of the glacier has an elevation of 1,095 meters. The glacier is a wide and lobelike glacier of Vatnajökull. Its coordinates […]

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Skeiðarárjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:32:10 +0000

The Skeiðarárjökull Glacier is a large outlet glacier well-known for the Jökulhlaup, a massive glacier outburst floods that drains from the largest cap of Iceland, the Vatnajökull. It is also known as Skeiðarar Glacier. The area of Skeiðarárjökull Glacier is fairly between the Lómagnúpur mountain in the west and Skaftafell mountain in the east located […]

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Ogmundarjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:22:12 +0000

Ogmundarjokull is an outlet glacier in the western area of Iceland. This glacier covers the tongue of the largest table mountain in Iceland, which is the Eiríksjökull ice cap. The glacier has a terrain elevation of 3,772.97 ft and GPS coordinates of 64.7797° N and 20.3469° W. The Ogmundarjokull location is situated in the south […]

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Skidhadalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:15:14 +0000

Skidhadalsjokull Glacier is a mountain glacier located in the northwestern region of Iceland. The glacier is 3,540.03 ft in elevation and has coordinates of 65.6989° N and 18.7811° W. Skidhadalsjokullis located near Leiðarhnúkar and west of Blástakkur. The Skidhadalsjokull Glacier covers the parts that can be seen as a hill in the southwest and as […]

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Dyngjujökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:22:08 +0000

Dyngjujökull glacier is an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull in Vatnajökull National Park. It is located between Bárðarbunga, Holuhraun and Kverkfjöll. The meltwater from the Dyngjujökull Glacier flows into Jökulsá á Fjöllum; it is the second-longest river in Iceland. Using the GPS coordinates for Dyngjujökull is 64.71679° N and -17.00744° W. It has a height […]

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Skaftafellsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcano

Staff Writer — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:27:46 +0000

Skaftafellsjökull glacier is well-known as a glacier tongue and is the most accessible outlet of Vatnajökol, which is the biggest mainland glacier in Europe. The area of Skaftafellsjökull glacier is located in Skaftafell National Park, somewhere between Höfn and Vik in Southern Iceland. Using the GPS coordinates for Skaftafellsjökull glaciers (which are 64.026714 and 16.913875), […]

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Eiríksjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:20:52 +0000

The Eiríksjökull Glacier is a glacier in the north-west of Langjökull in Iceland. Eiríksjökull Glacier is one of the highest mountains in Iceland and was called Baldjökull until about 1700. The new name Eiríksjökull is named after the nearby mountain called Eiriksgnipa. It is influenced by Eirikur, who evaded capture by running into that mountain. […]

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Múlakvísl River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location, and Environment

Staff Writer — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:39:49 +0000

The Múlakvísl River in Iceland is a pretty undefined river bed. It is located in the south of Iceland and gets its water flow from the ice cap Mýrdalsjökull primarily via the glacial tongue called Kötlujökull. It flows on the western side of Mýrdalssandur, an outwash plain in the area. Because it only makes up […]

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Systrafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:35:04 +0000

One of the most lovely waterfalls in Iceland is known as the Systrafoss Waterfall. The Systrafoss Waterfall in Iceland is unique in its kind as it falls as two equal waterfalls. It seems like two pure white majestic white waterfalls that fall like rivers down the slope of the mountain. Systrafoss is found in Kirkjubæjarklaustur, […]

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Fljótsdalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:29:20 +0000

The Fljótsdalur Valley in Iceland is located in the eastern parts with geographic coordinates 64.8277° N, 15.5022° W. Out of the many valleys in Iceland, the Fljótsdalur Valley is probably the richest one in waterfalls. Namely, the valley is marked by three particularly popular and spectacular waterfalls (Hengifoss, Strútsfoss, and Kirkjufoss). Other features of the […]

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Onno-Óltifoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:43:34 +0000

The Onno-Óltifoss waterfall in Iceland is very close to Fardagafoss. In fact, it is a partially hidden waterfall that you can see on your way to the larger Fardagafoss. There is a viewing point for this smaller waterfall partway through the hike. This hidden gem among the waterfalls in Iceland is located at the coordinates […]

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Ófærufoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:18:45 +0000

Ófærufoss waterfall is a beautiful, multi-drop waterfall in the South Region of Iceland. Its GPS coordinates are 63°57′55.8″N 18°37′07.5″W. The Ófærufoss Waterfall in Iceland is 40 meters (130 feet) tall with two primary drops. The watercourse it runs on is called Norðari-Ófærá in Icelandic. This waterfall’s name translates to ‘the impassable waterfall.’ It is one […]

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Morsárfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:49:11 +0000

Morsárfoss is a stunning waterfall that ‌you can only take in completely from afar. The Morsárfoss Waterfall in Iceland is Iceland’s tallest waterfall, with a drop of 228 meters (748 feet). There are several waterfalls in the area on the glacier. That is why some people argue ‌it is more accurate to call it Morsárfossar, […]

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Álafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:00:20 +0000

Álafoss waterfall is interesting because of its cultural pertinence to Iceland. Álafoss Waterfall in Iceland isn’t one of the large or noteworthy waterfalls in Iceland on its own. However, it was essential for the development of the wool factory that has become integral in the wool creation and export from Iceland. Álafoss Waterfall in Iceland […]

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Rangá River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location, and Environment

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:56:35 +0000

Rangá is divided into the primary western river, and a popular eastern tributary called East Rangá. It flows throughout part of southern Iceland about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Reykjavik. West Rangá is a more significant portion of the river but has vied for the top fishing spot in the country with East Rangá. This […]

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Gjáin Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:39:30 +0000

Gjáin is the name of a geographic location that includes a scenic valley with an extensive collection of small waterfalls. The valley is full of scenic views, ponds, and lava rocks. It is hidden at the edge of Þjórsárdalur valley close to the Highlands but still technically in southern Iceland. The name of the Gjáin […]

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Breiðdalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:33:38 +0000

Breiðdalur Valley (Wide Valley) is located in eastern Iceland with coordinates 63.9713°N, 63.9713° W. Breiðdalur is the largest of the valleys in Iceland in the Eastfjords. Prominent features of the Breiðdalur valley are the young and small fishing village Breiðdalsvík and the salmon-rich Breiðdalsá river. The Breiðdalur Valley is covered with high grass thus making […]

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Fagridalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:30:35 +0000

Fagridalur Valley (Fair Dale or Beautiful Valley) in Iceland is located in the eastern parts of the country. The geographic coordinates of the Fagridalur Valley are 64.7625°N, 14.2454°W. The area of the Fagridalur Valley is surrounded by the Fossadalur valley in the south and the Skúta peak in the west. Many Valleys in Iceland feature […]

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Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:20:43 +0000

The Faxi waterfall is also called Vatnsleysufoss and Fossin Faxi in Icelandic. It is described as a smaller version of the well-known Gullfoss waterfall. The Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall in Iceland waterfall is ‌at GPS coordinates 64.22547 and -20.33725. The waterfall flows with the river Tungufljot, mostly fed by the Langjokull glacier far upstream. Faxi is […]

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Flateyjardalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:12:37 +0000

Flateyjardalur Valley in Iceland is located in the northern parts of the country with geographic coordinates 66.0745° N, 17.8756° W. The 33-kilometers long valley has a north to south direction and lies on the Flateyjarskagi peninsula by the Skjálfandi bay, across the beautiful Flatey Island. Like many valleys in Iceland, the Flateyjardalur Valley is inhabited […]

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Foss á Síðu Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours Final

Staff Writer — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:42:22 +0000

Foss á Síðu translates to Waterfall at Síðu. It is heavily associated with the farm that lies in the valley below and is also a convenient distance from the Ring Road in Iceland. The Foss á Síðu Waterfall in Iceland itself is beautiful, but it is also renowned for the countryside surrounding it. The waterfall […]

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Gljúfrafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:36:04 +0000

Gljúfrafoss is one of Iceland’s hidden waterfalls. The Gljúfrafoss Waterfall in Iceland falls into a cave over a cracked cliff as it plummets towards the ground. You can only see it ‌fall at the top of the cliff before it disappears down the hill. It isn’t until you hike to the top that you can […]

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Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:26:36 +0000

The Faxi waterfall is also called Vatnsleysufoss and Fossin Faxi in Icelandic. It is described as a smaller version of the well-known Gullfoss waterfall. The waterfall is ‌at GPS coordinates 64.22547 and -20.33725. The waterfall flows with the river Tungufljot, mostly fed by the Langjokull glacier far upstream. Faxi is a broad, short waterfall. It […]

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Litlanesfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:26:29 +0000

Litlanesfoss waterfall is not a very large waterfall. However, it is still recognized as one of the stand-out falls in the country because of the incredible geological formations that flank it and form its cliff. The waterfall and even the river bed are entirely formed by basalt columns, making it look like a scene from […]

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Gjáin Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:10:19 +0000

Gjáin Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours Gjáin is the name of a geographic location that includes a scenic valley with an extensive collection of small waterfalls. The valley is full of scenic views, ponds, and lava rocks. It is hidden at the edge of Þjórsárdalur valley close to the Highlands but still […]

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Flateyjardalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:06:33 +0000

Flateyjardalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History Flateyjardalur Valley in Iceland is located in the northern parts of the country with geographic coordinates 66.0745° N, 17.8756° W. The 33-kilometers long valley has a north to south direction and lies on the Flateyjarskagi peninsula by the Skjálfandi bay, across the beautiful Flatey Island. Like many […]

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Fardagafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:01:26 +0000

The Fardagafoss waterfall in Iceland is very close to Egilsstadir as you take the route towards Seyðisfjörður. The mountain of Fjarðarheiði helps give it most of its form as it winds its way down the mountain’s heath. The parking lot to be able to hike up from the waterfall is only 6 km away from […]

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Svartifoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:44:07 +0000

Svartifoss is one of the top waterfalls in Iceland to visit. Some people refer to the Svartifoss Waterfall in Iceland as the “Black Falls” due to the columns of black basalt that contrasts perfectly with the white waterfall. These columns slightly resemble the pipes of a gigantic organ. This makes the Svartifoss Waterfall in Iceland […]

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Skógafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:46:16 +0000

In the South of Iceland, you will find a cliff that marks the former coastline of Iceland. From this cliff, one of the biggest waterfalls named Skógafoss Waterfall in Iceland makes a spectacular scenery of tumbling water. The cliffs remained after the coastline had receded. This creates a perfectly clear border for many kilometers that […]

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Suðurland (Southern Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:45:47 +0000

Suðurland is the southernmost region in Iceland and encompasses most of the country’s southern half. It is a large region incorporating the southern coastline and much of the Icelandic Highlands. It is 24,256 square kilometers (9,365 square miles). It has a total population of 28,399 spread throughout the entire area in small settlements. The overall […]

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Gufufoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 30 May 2022 18:17:04 +0000

“Gufu” or Gufufoss Waterfall in Iceland, is among the biggest waterfalls in the eastern region of the country. It lies along the road as you drive from Seyðisfjörður to Egilsstadir and is close to several other waterfalls in this region of Iceland. You can see Gufofoss from the road you drive on, although you can […]

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Þjófafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 30 May 2022 18:17:02 +0000

Þjófafoss is one of many waterfalls on the river Þjórsá. It lies just to the east of the Merkurhraun lava field at the GPS coordinates N64° 3′ 25.267″ W19° 52′ 1.856″. The Þjófafoss waterfall in Iceland lies in the southern region of Iceland. It translates to ‘thieves’ waterfall.’ It is a vast river that foams […]

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Fagrifoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:09:35 +0000

Fargrifoss is located in Southeast Iceland, close to the Lakagigar region. It lies at 63.86871, -18.24646. The Fagrifoss Waterfall in Iceland is in some of the more remote interior portions of the highlands in the country. The name in Icelandic translates to ‘Beautiful Waterfall’ because of the geology of the cliffs. Basalt columns also highlight […]

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Urriðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:56:37 +0000

Urriðafoss waterfall is another one of the falls located on the Þjórsá river. The Urriðafoss Waterfall in Iceland might not feature the significant drops and falls associated with some of the awe-inspiring waterfalls of Iceland. However, it still sets quite a scene for those traveling along the river’s edge. It is a vast waterfall with […]

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Barnafossar Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:03:28 +0000

Barnafossar is a unique waterfall in the Western Region of Iceland. It can also be known as Barnafoss, the singular version of the name. However, it isn’t always agreed upon because the Barnafossar Waterfall in Iceland is very narrow. The water flows over a series of rapids that could all be one waterfall with multiple […]

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Gullfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:03:25 +0000

Gullfoss Waterfall is one of the most famous and popular waterfalls in Iceland. It is 32 meters (104 feet) tall with two major drops. However, it isn’t an impressive height that sets the Gullfoss Waterfall in Iceland apart. Instead, it is very wide, covering an area of 175 meters (575 feet) in the stunning blue […]

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Hvítá River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location and Environment

Staff Writer — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:04:17 +0000

Hvítá River (White River) is one of the glacial Rivers in Iceland located in the south of the country. The 40-kilometers long river has coordinates 64.5373° N, 19.7808° W. The Hvítá River in Iceland is the most prominent river in the Borgarfiord region. Hvítá is not volcanic and on its flow cascades form the iconic […]

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Jökulsárgljúfur National Park Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:00:47 +0000

Jökulsárgljúfur is the smallest of the National Parks in Iceland with an area of only 18 square miles. Jökulsárgljúfur National Park is located in the northern parts of the country with geographic coordinates 65.9179° N, 16.5189° W. This Jökulsárgljúfur National Park Guide will tell you all you need to know about the national park. The Jökulsárgljúfur National […]

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Krossá River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location and Environment

Staff Writer — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:12:53 +0000

Krossá is one of the smaller yet most unpredictable of the Rivers in Iceland. Located in the south of the country, the coordinates for the Krossá River in Iceland are 63.6833° N, 19.0742° W. Krossá is 12.4 kilometers and features 44 marked pools. Based on the amount of rain, Krossá changes its size, and fording […]

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Dynjandi Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:35:09 +0000

Dynjandi is a waterfall located in the Westfjords of Iceland. This area is one of the most remote parts of Iceland and is difficult to gain access due to barring during certain months of the year. The name of the Dynjandi Waterfall in Iceland translates to ‘Thunderous’ in English because of its sheer size and volume. […]

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Glymur Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:34:47 +0000

Glymur waterfall is one of the more popular waterfalls in Iceland for tourists that enjoy hiking. It held the position as the tallest waterfall in Iceland until 2007, when the melting of glaciers made another waterfall visible that turned out to be taller than Glymur. The Glymur Waterfall in Iceland is 198 meters (650 feet) […]

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Gluggafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:34:39 +0000

Gluggafoss is one of the waterfalls in Iceland. One of their names in English is Window Falls because of its unique geology. The Gluggafoss Waterfall in Iceland is approximately 44-meters tall. The river is only a small river but is still powerful. What makes Gluggafoss unique is its geology. Instead of going straight over a […]

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Háifoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Sat, 14 May 2022 11:54:39 +0000

Háifoss is a waterfall located very close to the volcano called Hekla in southern Iceland. It is 400 feet (122 meters) tall with a single significant drop off the cliff into the canyon below. In English, the Háifoss Waterfall in Iceland, is also called “Tall Falls.” It is fed by the Fossá River, a spring […]

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Markarfljót River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location, and Environment

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:28:16 +0000

The Markarfljót River in Iceland is 62 miles (100 km) long. It originates from an area just east of the Hekla volcano. The primary sources for this well-known river are the glaciers Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull. It moves from narrow gorges in the mountainous area around the volcano before becoming much winder through the sandur plains […]

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Skaftá River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location, and Environment

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:28:11 +0000

The Skaftá River is located primarily in South Iceland. It is about 71.5 miles (115 km) long. The Skaftá River has a widely varying depth and width because of the landscape it moves through. Its width also depends on recent weather patterns and glacial melt each year since the width increases as more water pours […]

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Suðurland (Southern Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:28:07 +0000

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Fossá River in Iceland: Length, Width, Fishes, Location and Environment

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:25:23 +0000

Fossá River (Waterfall River) is one of the many Rivers in Iceland located in the southwest of the country. The coordinates of the Fossá River in Iceland are 66.0333° N, 23.16666° W. In terms of size, Fossá is a medium-sized river that got its name by the many waterfalls it makes. Interestingly, the Fossá River […]

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Fnjóskadalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:25:21 +0000

Fnjóskadalur Valley is in Northeast Iceland. It is an agricultural valley northeast of Akureyri about 10 km (6 miles). It is located at the GPS coordinates of 65°44′N 17°54′W. Fnjóskadalur Valley in Iceland is perhaps best known for the popular salmon angling river that runs through the valley, the Fnjóská. This river also is the […]

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Aðaldalur Valley in Iceland: Location, Nature, Environment, History

Staff Writer — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:21:43 +0000

Aðaldalur Valley (Main Valley) is located in the country’s northern parts and is one of the most picturesque valleys in Iceland. The geographic coordinates of the Aðaldalur Valley in Iceland are 65.8542° N, 17.4026° W. Basically, Aðaldalur lies in the middle of the Skjálfandafljót River and the Hvammsheiði moor. An essential part of the Aðaldalur […]

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Snæfellsjökull National Park Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:07 +0000

Snæfellsjökull is one of the three national parks in Iceland. The Snæfellsjökull National Park Guide will tell you all about the park that lies in the western parts of the country or, better said, the westernmost point of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. The geographic coordinates of Snæfellsjökull are 64.8057° N, 23.7731° W. Snæfellsjökull National Park was […]

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Eyjafjallajökull Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:06 +0000

Eyjafjallajökull Mountain in Iceland (Islands’ Mountains’ Ice Cap) or E15 as it is popularly known is a volcanic mountain covered with an ice cap with several tongues or outlet glaciers. Geologically speaking, Eyjafjallajökull is a stratovolcano with a 3 to 4 kilometers wide crater and three peaks. The south side of Eyjafjallajökull was once part […]

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Austurland (Eastern Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:06 +0000

Austurland translates to ‘Eastern Region’ in English. It is one of the largest regions in Iceland, with a total area of 22,721 square kilometers (8,773 square miles). The region encompasses all the eastern portion of Iceland and is characterized by its jagged coastline of fjords, often referred to as the Eastfjords, or Austfirdir in Icelandic. […]

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Keilir Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:05 +0000

Keilir mountain in Iceland is a subglacial mound formed during the Pleistocene. It can also be classified as a conical tuya. Keilir is made of glassy, angular rocks originating from volcanic under-ice eruptions. Keilir Mountain is an important part of iceland‘s Culture as in the past, seamen and fishermen used it as a navigation landmark. […]

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Herðubreið Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:05 +0000

Herðubreið is a specific type of flat-top or table volcano called tuya. The name Herðubreið translates from Icelandic to “broad-shouldered”. Due to its unusual form, it is popularly called “The Queen of the Icelandic Mountains.” The Herðubreið Mountain in Iceland features highly unstable and steep sides, and it was not climbed until 1908. Today, it […]

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Bárðarbunga Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:04 +0000

Geologically speaking, the Bárðarbunga Mountain is a subglacial stratovolcano. It is also the second tallest mountain in Iceland. Bárðarbunga is a glacier-covered landform under Vatnajokull, Iceland’s largest glacier. Its sizeable caldera is over 80 kilometers long, 10 kilometers wide, and 700 meters deep. Situated in central iceland, Bárðarbunga is not as well-known as other volcanic […]

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Kirkjufell Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:04 +0000

Kirkjufell Mountain (Church Mountain) in Iceland is a mountain with a volcanic rock that sits in the west of the country, on the scenic Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Due to its unusual arrow-shaped peak and distinct coastal location, Kirkjufell is said to be the most photographed mountain in Iceland. Well, it is not just photographed. Namely, Kirkjufell […]

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Norðurá River in Iceland: Lenght, Width, Fishes, Location and Environment

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:03 +0000

Norðurá River (The Most Beautiful of Rivers) is located in the west of the country, or more specifically in the Borgarfjörður region. The geographic coordinates of Norðurá River are 64.6806° N, 21.6369° W. The Norðurá River flows from the Holtavörðuvatn Lake and, with its 65 kilometers length, is one of the prominent tributaries of Hvítá […]

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Vestfirðir (Westfjords): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:03 +0000

Vestfirðir translates to ‘Westfjords’ in English. The Westfjords of Iceland is the most sparsely populated and difficult to travel to region in Iceland. It is a large peninsula, although not the largest in Iceland. Its population has steadily declined since the 1920s because of a decline in the value of the fishing industry. Back in […]

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Suðurnes (Southern Peninsula): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:03 +0000

Suðurnes is called the ‘Southern Peninsula’ in English. It covers quite a large portion of Iceland as a whole. It is an administrative unit as part of the Reykjanes Peninsula, Reykjanesskaji in Icelandic. This region is the smallest in iceland and is the most southwesterly point of the island. This region is one of Iceland’s […]

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Norðurland Vestra (Northwestern Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:02 +0000

Norðurland Vestra translates to Northwestern in English. It is one of the traditional eight regions of Iceland. It is not highly populated, even though it spans 12,737 square kilometers (4,918 square miles). There are only 7,322 people that live in this region, with more than half of them living in a town called Sauðárkrókur. The […]

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Iceland Mountains: Height, Age, Location and Names with Ranges

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:01 +0000

Mountains are one of the hallmark landforms in Iceland. The country has 4.145 mountains of different origins, types, shapes, and sizes. The average height of Iceland is 1,640 feet. The highest Icelandic Mountain is Hvannadalshnjúkur (6,921′) which is a pyramidal peak on the summit crater of the Öræfajökull volcano. Here is a list of the […]

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Aldeyjarfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:01:00 +0000

Aldeyjarfoss is one of the most unusual waterfalls in Iceland. It sits in the north of the country, in the Bárðardalur Valley. Aldeyjarfoss is surrounded by an extra terrestrial-like landscape that features basaltic rocks and a lava field called Frambruni or Suðurárhraun. Being 20 meters (66 feet) tall, Aldeyjarfoss is a single-drop waterfall. Aldeyjarfoss is […]

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Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:59 +0000

Goðafoss Waterfall (Waterfall of the Gods) is among the most popular waterfalls in Iceland and is popularly termed as “mini Niagara.” Goðafoss is a single-drop type of waterfall that is 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 30 meters (98.4 feet) wide. Situated only 45 minutes away from Iceland’s second-largest locality, Akureyri, Goðafoss is a must-see […]

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Bárðarbunga Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:58 +0000

Bárðarbunga is one of the several notorious volcanoes in Iceland. It is classified as a subglacial stratovolcano and is ice-covered by Iceland’s largest glacier Vatnajokull. With a peak of 2.009 meters, Bárðarbunga is the second-highest mountain in the country. Bárðarbunga is still active and a popular attraction for tourists. It was named after the early […]

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Valleys of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:43 +0000

Valleys are elongated, V-shaped depressions on Earth’s surface. Valleys are carved over the course of thousands of years under the forces of rivers, glaciers, lava flows. Valleys can also form where two plates meet but do not touch each other. Protected from the elements by the steep or sides, valleys have their own microclimate. In […]

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Askja Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:43 +0000

Askja Volcano sits in the Central Highlands and is an active volcano consisting of nested calderas around the Dyngjufjöll Mountains. Even its name means caldera or box in Icelandic. Askja Volcano in Iceland is still an active volcano and a popular destination for tourists but due to the remote location, it is accessible only during […]

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Dettifoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:42 +0000

There are many waterfalls in Iceland and Dettifoss is one of the best-known. With a water output of over 200 cubic meters, Detifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Iceland and the second most powerful in Europe. The height of the Dettifoss Waterfall is 44 meters (144 feet), and its width is 100 meters (328 […]

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Gljúfursárfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:42 +0000

Gljúfursárfoss Waterfall in Iceland is a single-drop waterfall in the northeast of the country. Interestingly, Gljúfursárfoss is one of the few waterfalls in Iceland and the World that end up directly into Oceans. Gljúfursárfoss is 45 meters (147.6 feet) high and offers a picturesque view. By the waterfall, there is a man-built platform for tourists […]

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Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:42 +0000

Eyjafjallajökull is one of the most impressive volcanos in Iceland. Located in the southwest, the stratovolcano has three main peaks and is covered by a glacier with the same name. Eyjafjallajökull is part of a massive volcanic system that spreads across Iceland and includes the notorious Katla and Eldfell. The south face of the Eyjafjallajökull […]

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Selfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:41 +0000

Selfoss Waterfall in Iceland is located in the north. Despite its relatively small height, Selfoss is among the most breathtaking waterfalls in Iceland. Namely, Selfoss is only 11 meters (36 feet) tall but to compensate, it is a whopping 100 meters (328 feet) wide. The Selfoss Waterfall is often confused with the Selfoss town located […]

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Snaefellsjokull Glacier National Park: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:41 +0000

Snaefellsjokull is a glacier-capped stratovolcano. The amazing 700.000-years old landform is located in the western parts of the country, on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, with coordinates 64.8057° N, 23.7731° W. Despite the aerial distance of 120 kilometers, on a clear day, the Snaefellsjokull Glacier can be seen from Reykjavik. Also, do not be fooled by the […]

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Brennisteinsfjöll Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:40 +0000

Brennisteinsfjöll Volcano (known as Sulfur Mountains) is one of the well-known volcanoes in Iceland. Brennisteinsfjöll is a small volcanic system that consists of several shield volcanoes with crater rows. Brennisteinsfjöll covers an area of 280 square kilometers and is 45 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. Although inactive, Brennisteinsfjöll is still a popular landform and […]

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Eldfell Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:40 +0000

Eldfell Volcano (Hill of Fire) is located on the Heimaey island, off the south coast of Iceland. The cone of the volcano was formed a few decades ago during an unexpected and massive eruption. The peak of Eldfell Volcano stands only 200 meters tall, which is not very high compared to the peaks of other […]

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Ásabrekka Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:40 +0000

Ásabrekka Forest is among the 26 Forests in Iceland. It was founded in 1954, and today it is a famous recreational forest. The forest is gauzed, and the prominent tree and plant species are marked. Birch, aspen, pine, and larch are some of the predominant plants in Ásabrekka. Same as in other forests in Iceland, […]

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Ásbyrgi Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:39 +0000

Ásbyrgi Forest is perhaps the best-known of the 26 forests in Iceland. Located less than 40 kilometers from Húsavík and on Diamond Circle Road, Ásbyrgi is a popular tourist destination. Ásbyrgi is part of the Vatnajokull National Park and is particularly rich in spruce, larch, and pine. Birch and willow specimens are also widespread. There […]

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Brynjudalsskógur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels, and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:39 +0000

Brynjudalsskógur Forest is one of the national forests in Iceland. It was initially bought in pieces by the Land Reclamation Fund starting in the summer of 1975. The fund currently owns ¾ of the land for the forest. The forest provides some economy to the locals because of the large number of blueberries, raspberries, and […]

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Eldgjá Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:38 +0000

Eldgjá Volcano in Iceland (also known as the Fire Canyon) sits in the south of the country and spreads for 40 kilometers, it is the largest volcanic canyon on a world scale. Eldgjá cradles the famous Ófærufoss waterfall. The volcanic canyon was discovered by Þorvaldur Thoroddsen in 1893. With no eruptions for over a millennium, […]

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Esjufjöll Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:38 +0000

Esjufjöll is one of the many volcanoes in Iceland. Esjufjöll is a subglacial volcano and volcanic system. From a geological standpoint, Esjufjöll is a stratovolcano. Esjufjöll sits in the southeastern part of the Vatnajokull icecap and is protected as a strict nature reserve. The highest point of Esjufjöll stands 1.760 meters tall. The Esjufjöll Volcano […]

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Caves of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:37 +0000

Caves are defined as natural voids in the ground. For a void to be classified as a cave, it needs to be spacious enough to fit at least one person. Based on this definition, Iceland has many caves. At the moment, there are well over 25 caves, and there could be many more that are […]

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Akurgerði Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:37 +0000

Akurgerði is one of the 26 forests in Iceland regulated and maintained by the Icelandic Forestry Association. The cultivation of Akurgerði started in 1950. Rich in flora and fauna, Akurgerði is classified as a recreational forest. Akurgerði has diverse birdlife, plants, insects, fungi, and berries. The size of Akurgerði Forest is 13 hectares. Where is […]

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Fjords of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:36 +0000

Defined as narrow and long inlets surrounded by cliffs and steep sides, fjords are a true natural beauty. They are mesmerizing to look at yet scary and surreal at times. Fjords form as a result of a glacial activity or, better said, erosion triggered by the flow of massive and powerful glaciers. Despite the small […]

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Grensdalur Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:36 +0000

Grensdalur is one of the many volcanoes in Iceland located in the country’s southwest. Grensdalur is a small volcanic system and the oldest one in Hengill. Its peak measures 497 meters, and the volcano was last active during the Pleistocene. The area around Grensdalur is geothermally active and riddled with mud pots, fumaroles, geysers, hot […]

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Grímsnes Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:36 +0000

The Grímsnes Volcano is a crater row or fissure-type volcanic system located in the southern parts of Iceland. The apex of Grímsnes is 214 meters high. As a volcanic system, Grímsnes consists of three individual craters, with the lake-filled Kerið being the most famous one. The Grímsnes Volcano is surrounded by the Grímsneshraun lava fields […]

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Hekla Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:35 +0000

Hekla Mountain in Iceland is a volcanic mountain or, better said, a stratovolcano. It is one of the country’s most active volcanoes. Because of the frequent eruptions, Europeans used to call Hekla “The Gateway to Hell.” When not active, Hekla is covered with ice and several glaciers with their outlets. Hekla has a huge impact […]

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Fagradalsfjall Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:20 +0000

Fagradalsfjall is one of the southwestern volcanoes in Iceland. It was initially formed as tuya, but recent activity reshaped it into a shield volcano. The name is also used for the surrounding volcanic system covering the area between the Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. Fagradalsfjall is a popular tourist destination, and it is very close to […]

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Fremrinámur Volcano in Iceland: Erruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:19 +0000

Fremrinámur is one of the many volcanoes in Iceland. It is located in the northeast of the country. Fremrinámur is a volcanic system that lies atop and includes the Ketildyngja shield volcano. The shield volcano is well-known since its eruption is responsible for the formation of the wildly popular Myvatn Lake. In the past, the […]

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Höfuðborgarsvæðið (Capital Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:17 +0000

Höfuðborgarsvæðið translates to Greater Reykjavik or The Capital Region from Icelandic. It is the region within the southwestern portion of Iceland. This region has six municipalities around it, each with its own elected council that cooperates extensively. This region encompasses the largest urban area, Reykjavik, and its surrounding villages. It makes the total population of […]

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Hafragilsfoss Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:16 +0000

Hafragilsfoss Waterfall in Iceland sits in the northern parts of the country. It is the third of the four waterfalls in Iceland on the glacial Jökulsá á Fjöllum River. The mighty waterfall makes a thundering sound and produces mist on its flow that is 27 meters (88.5 feet) long and 91 meters (298.5 feet) wide. […]

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Drangajökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:16 +0000

The Drangajökull glacier is located in the Icelandic Westfjords, on Hornstrandir Peninsula, with coordinates 66.1638° N, 22.2388°. It is the northernmost of the glaciers in Iceland and the only glacier in the country that lies completely below 1000 meters altitude. Drangajökull classifies as an ice cap and has five named surge-type outlets: Kaldalónsjökull, Þaralátursjökull, Leirufjarðarjökull, […]

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Öræfajökull Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:16 +0000

Öræfajökull Mountain in Iceland (Wasteland Glacier) is the largest ice-covered active volcano and also the highest peak in the country. Early settlers called the mountain Knappafellsjǫkull (Knob Mountains Glacier), but the name was changed into Öræfajökull after the destructive eruption in 1362. The Öræfajökull Mountain is part of Vatnajokull National Park and is partially covered […]

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Einkunnir Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:15 +0000

Einkunnir Forest is considered a nature reserve, country park, or natural park in Iceland. It covers only 270 hectares, yet it functions as an integral part of the reforestation of parts of Iceland. It has been one of the protected forests in Iceland because of its recreational value and to preserve some of the unique […]

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Eyjólfsstaðaskógur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels, and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:15 +0000

Eyjólfsstaðaskógur Forest is located in East Iceland. It is one of many national forests in Iceland, although not one of the most prominent forests. Nevertheless, the forest has one of the most extensive collections of birch trees in Iceland, making it quite a pretty place to visit even in the winter since the trees have […]

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Bæjarstaðaskógur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels, and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:14 +0000

Bæjarstaðaskógur Forest is a forest mainly consisting of birch and rowan trees. It sits in the Morsardalur valley just west of the significant Svinafellsjokull glacier, famed for its beauty and size in Iceland. The forest was protected in 1935. It is about 22 hectares, transformed from an old farm to a beautiful birch forest. The […]

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Daníelslundur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels, and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:14 +0000

Daníelslundur Forest is in the West region of Iceland. It is an easy area to miss on your travels around Iceland. However, it is well worth visiting as it is one of the smaller but beautiful forests in Iceland. The forest was originally declared an Open Forest in 2002. There are many good walking paths […]

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Arnaldsstaðaskógur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:14 +0000

Arnaldsstaðaskógur Forest in Iceland is a national birch and pine forest, situated on a high mountain slope. Unlike most forests in Iceland, Arnaldsstaðaskógur is a natural forest and is now protected as a national forest. The birch trees in the forest are around 5 meters in height but there are also taller specimens rising up […]

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Hvannadalshnúkur Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, Geography

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:13 +0000

Hvannadalshnúkur is an ice-covered, pyramid-shaped peak on the crater rim of Öræfajökull. Standing 2.106 meters tall, Hvannadalshnúkur is Iceland’s highest point. The mountain shades over the Vatnajokull Glacier and is an important feature of Vatnajokull National Park. Hvannadalshnúkur is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the longest mountain range in the world. Hvannadalshnúkur is easily visible […]

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Álfholtsskógur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:13 +0000

Álfholtsskógur is one of the popular recreational spots and forests in Iceland. The forest is an old groove, but intense planting with new and existing plant species began in 1940. Álfholtsskógur overs an area of 75 hectares and the land is owned by Hvalfjarðarsveit. In Álfholtsskógur, there are over 200.000 different plant species. Where is […]

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Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:12 +0000

Breidamerkurjökull in Iceland is a piedmont type of glacier and an outlet from the country’s largest Vatnajokull Glacier. The glacier flows on the southern side of the Vatnajokull Glacier and ends in a lagoon named Jökulsárlón. The geographic coordinates of Breidamerkurjökull are 64.1531° N, 16.4000° W. Despite its small size, the glacier is scenic and […]

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Falljökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:12 +0000

Falljökull Glacier (Falling Glacier) in Iceland is a tongue or outlet flowing from the Öræfajökull Glacier. Falljökull is located in the south with coordinates 63.9764° N, 16.7700° W coordinates. The Falljökull Glacier is surrounded by steep icefall and features a complex hypsometry. The ice formations on the sides are picturesque but also dangerous. Falljökull is […]

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Myrdalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:11 +0000

The Myrdalsjokull Glacier (Mire Dale Glacier) in Iceland is located in the south of the country, in the Icelandic Highlands with coordinates 63.6467° N, 19.1303° W. Myrdalsjokull is the southernmost glacier in the country and the fourth largest one. Myrdalsjokull features two glacial outwash plains named Mýrdalssandur and Sólheimasandur. Myrdalsjokull sits atop the notorious and […]

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Svínafellsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:11 +0000

The Svínafellsjökull Glacier in Iceland is located in the southeast of the country with coordinates 64.0186° N, 16.8215° W. Svínafellsjökull is an outlet tongue of Vatnajokull and part of the former Skaftafell Nature Reserve. Svínafellsjökull is a popular destination for tourists due to its own beauties as well as the surrounding attractions such as the […]

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Vatnajokull Glacier (Glacier of Lakes): Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:57 +0000

Vatnajokull Glacier (Glacier of Lakes) is the second-largest ice cap in Europe and the largest and most voluminous glacier in Iceland. Its surface is 7.900 square kilometers and covers around 8% of the country’s total area. Vatnajokull Glacier is located in the southeast of Iceland with coordinates 64.4220° N, 16.7902° W. The Vatnajokull Glacier has […]

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Hoffellsjökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:57 +0000

Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier from the wildly famous Vatnajokull ice cap. It is located in the southeast of the country in the Hornafjörður Municipality with geographical coordinates 64.4703° N, 15.5347° W. The Hoffellsjökull Glacier is named after the nearby farmland and mountainous area Hoffell. Hoffellsjökull is part of the Vatnajokull National Park, thus making […]

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Islands of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:55 +0000

With an area of 103.000 square kilometers, Iceland is the 18th largest island in the world. Interestingly, Iceland has 30 smaller islands of its own and more than one thousand rocks and skerries. Despite a large number of islands, only four of them are inhabited, and those are Flatey in Breiðafjörður, Grímsey, Hrísey, and Heimaey. […]

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Hot Springs in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:55 +0000

Iceland is famous for many things, most of them with the land’s geography and awe-inspiring nature. Because of its unique history and positioning along an area where two tectonic plates meet, the country is host to quite a bit of geothermal activity. Geothermal activity can have to do with volcanic eruptions, geysers, and quite a […]

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Regions of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:54 +0000

Iceland is divided into eight primary regions separated primarily by geography and some of the larger cities in the country. Each region is different in terms of its culture, its tourist economy, and its landscape. However, they all belong to Iceland and have traditionally Icelandic traits. These regions are not technically administrative areas. Instead, they […]

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Peninsulas of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:54 +0000

Peninsulas are specific landforms or land pieces surrounded by water on three sides and attached to the mainland on only one side, something like a piece of land sticking into open water. Despite its small size, Iceland’s coastline is rigid and features 13 named peninsulas. The high number of glaciers in the country is a […]

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National Parks of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:53 +0000

Iceland is a small island with several national parks and natural reserves. To be more precise, Iceland has three national parks, Snæfellsjökull, Vatnajökull, and Þingvellir. In the past, it had five national parks, but in 2008, the Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell parks were merged with the Vatnajökull National Park. As for natural reserves, iceland has four. […]

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Rivers in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:52 +0000

In Iceland, there are over 55 rivers. Some long and fast and others short and steady, some volcanic rivers and others glacier rivers. The Major Rivers in Iceland have cascade flows and feature differently sized waterfalls. The iceland Hot Spring River experience is another popular tourist attraction. The yellow rivers in Iceland are particularly striking […]

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Volcanoes in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:52 +0000

Volcanoes are one of the main geographic features of Iceland. It is considered that Iceland is the home to one-third of the lava that ever flowed on Earth. As much as 25% of the Iceland surface is covered with volcanoes. Today, the country has 32 volcanic systems comprising 130 different volcanic mountains. In terms of […]

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Waterfalls in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:51 +0000

Iceland’s mountainous landscape combined with northern latitude, which has lots of rain, snow, and glaciers, is why the country has so many waterfalls and cascading water slopes. Based on current estimates, it is considered that there are over 10.000 waterfalls in Iceland. Some are larger than others, and some plummet into small blue pools while […]

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Farms of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:50 +0000

Up until the 19th century, farming was among the most important economic branches in Iceland. In fact, between 70 and 80% of Icelanders lived on farming. Over the years, these numbers had a dramatic drop, and today, farming is only practiced by 5% of the population in Iceland. It is estimated that at the moment, […]

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Geysers of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:49 +0000

Iceland is the motherland of some of the most famous geysers in the world. In fact, the word geyser itself stems from the Old Norse word “geysa” which means “to gush” or “to rush forth.” Geysers are defined as hydrodynamic and thermodynamically unstable hot springs. Today, it is estimated that there are between 20 and […]

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Lakes in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:49 +0000

Iceland has been widely shaped by glacial activity. The glaciers have been responsible for dips and fissures and carved areas through mountain ranges. These have given rise to the hundreds of Iceland crater lakes that dot themselves around Iceland’s moon-like geography. There are over 20 lakes larger than 10 square kilometers in iceland. Beyond these […]

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Volcanic Craters of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:48 +0000

Popularly called the “Land of Ice and Fire,” Iceland is rich in volcanoes. Iceland has around 130 volcanoes, and only 30 of them are still active. Most of the inactive volcanoes feature craters that are worth visiting. Some craters are large, and others are small; some require hiking, and others are easily accessible, while there […]

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Canyons of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

icelandorg — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:31 +0000

A canyon, also known as a gorge, is a deep valley formed by weathering and the erosive action of a river across geologic time periods. The canyons in Iceland have a long history. Namely, during the last ice age, most of the country was covered with glaciers. The glaciers left deep scars on the land, […]

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Thorsmork Nature Reserve Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:28 +0000

Thorsmork Nature Reserve lies between several glaciers. It is a defining spot that exemplifies the beauty of Iceland’s Highlands. The valley in Thorsmork is called the Valley of Thor between the glaciers of Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, and Tindfjallajökull. The height and grandeur of these mountainous glaciers create one of the most popular hiking locations in the […]

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Hvalnes Nature Reserve Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:28 +0000

Hvalnes Nature Reserve is a beautiful area in Iceland conveniently just off the Ring Road. While traveling from Reykjavik, keep an eye out for the point of interest sign and pull off the dirt road to find a parking lot. It is a minor nature reserve whose primary focal point is the black rock beach […]

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Þingvellir National Park Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:28 +0000

Þingvellir is the oldest of the national parks in Iceland. The Þingvellir National Park is located in the southern parts of the country with geographic coordinates 64.2559° N, 21.1295° W. The Þingvellir National Park sits atop of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and in 2004 it was declared and preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The […]

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Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:27 +0000

The Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve is an interesting area and one of the most unusual national parks in Iceland. If you Google its location, it will point you to a piece of the ocean that comes into a bay in Iceland. However, it’s not just the water that this bay covers. The entire bay area is […]

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Fjallabak Nature Reserve and National Park Guide: Tours, Visiting Hours, Transportation

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:27 +0000

Fjallabak Nature Reserve National Park is located in the Highlands of Iceland. Fjallabak literally translates to “Mountain Back,” which describes the geological formations found inside the park’s boundaries. This area in the Icelandic Highlands has been protected since 1979 and has long been a popular hiking destination in the national parks in Iceland. It is […]

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Sólheimajökull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:26 +0000

The Sólheimajökull Glacier in Iceland is located in the south of the country with coordinates 63.5708° N, 19.2924° W. Sólheimajökull is an outlet flowing from the much larger ice cap Mýrdalsjökull. Although not particularly large, Sólheimajökull is a popular spot because of its easy accessibility and the flamboyancy of its ice structures. When visiting the […]

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Iceland Forests: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:25 +0000

Before the Vikings came, Iceland was a densely forested land with tall trees and forests covering as much as 40% of its area. Today, with dedicated afforestation efforts, only 2% of Iceland’s surface is covered with forests. The massive deforestation occurred due to the Vikings using timber as the main source for energy and building. […]

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Beaches in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:25 +0000

Iceland is an island, meaning that the exterior borders of the country are lined with beaches and cliffs. The beaches in Iceland are defined the same way that any other beach around the world is. It is a pebbly or sandy shore that the ocean partially flows over with both high and low watermarks. There […]

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Elliðaárdalur Forest in Iceland: Area, Travel, Restaurants, Hotels, and Activities

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:24 +0000

Elliðaárdalur Forest lies in the Elliðaárdalur valley. This forest is unique because it lies in the middle of the largest city in Iceland, Reykjavik. It is a natural gem within the city’s boundaries, giving locals and tourists alike a chance for peaceful recreation in the middle of city life. You can easily walk to it […]

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Langjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes

Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:23 +0000

Covering an area of 1.025 square kilometers, Langjokull (Long Glacier) in Iceland is the second-largest ice cap in the country. It is located in the western parts of the Icelandic Highlands with coordinates 64.6562° N, 20.1531° W. The highest peak of the Langjokull Glacier stands 1.450 meters above sea level, and the glacier itself is […]

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Norðurland Eystra (Northeastern Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:39:27 +0000

The Norðurland Eystra is one of the eight traditionally recognized regions in Iceland. It has a slightly higher population than most other regions outside of the Capital Region, with a total population in 2020 of 30,600. The total area of the Norðurland Eystra is 21,968 square kilometers (8,482 square miles). The overall density of the […]

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Vesturland (Western Region): Municipalities, Population, Area, Density

Staff Writer — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:38:11 +0000

Vesturland is one of the eight primary regions in Iceland. It includes most of the country’s western portion while excluding the northwestern peninsula known as the Westfjords. The Western Region of Iceland has ten municipalities, including these. Akraneskaupstaður Borgarbyggð Dalabyggð Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Grundarfjarðarbær Helgafellssveit Hvalfjarðarsveit Skorradalshreppur Snæfellsbær Stykkishólmsbær The population was 16,662 people as […]

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Glaciers in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:57:39 +0000

Glaciers are slowly moving ice rivers which over time reshape the landscape and geographic landforms. They move under their own weight and develop when the snow accumulation exceeds the snow ablation. The 269 glaciers are the hallmark of Iceland, and their contrasting nature with volcanoes is the reason Iceland is known as the land of […]

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Experience Iceland’s Insta-Worthy Black Sand Beach Bliss

Staff Writer — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:23 +0000

Beaches with brilliant white sands are gorgeous, no doubt. But have you ever seen black sand beaches? There you are, dressed in coloured clothing that floats around in the breeze. A wide shot captures your brilliant spot of colour against the vast black sand. The beautiful white arches of the water complete the shot as […]

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Iceland Hot Springs: Steaming and Serene Stimulation for Your Senses

Staff Writer — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:20 +0000

The rarest travel experiences. The dearest. The toughest. The one that won’t be around forever. Hot springs of iceland are the real get-your-adrenaline-pumping adventure locations. The land groans, hisses, and spews—perfect for injecting some Jule Verne ventures onto your bucket list. The volcanic crater that allows a unique descent into the earth’s belly, the powerful […]

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Blue Lagoon Iceland: Discovering This One-of-a-Kind Wonder

Staff Writer — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:00:01 +0000

Located in the heart of the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and surrounded by moss-covered lava fields, the Blue Lagoon Iceland is a wonderland. Named one of the 25 Wonders of the World by National Geographic in 2012, everywhere the eye looks brings forth a sense of wonder. Gleaming silica. Fragmented lava. Steaming water. Vibrant moss. […]

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Iceland Waterfalls: Cold, Wet, Spectacular!

Staff Writer — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:00:05 +0000

Few countries on the planet can hold a candle to Iceland when it comes to waterfalls. Their sheer number and breathtaking beauty make the country one of the most beautiful places on earth. Yet it’s not just about the waterfalls. Iceland’s glaciers are the kind that leaves time standing frozen, its volcanoes will melt the […]

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Iceland Volcano Tourism: How to Get the Thrill of Your Life, Safely

Staff Writer — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:10 +0000

Iceland is a country of many contrasts, with attractions ranging from cold, majestic glaciers to conical volcanoes spewing fiery lava. It’s little wonder then that the country is popularly referred to as the “land of fire and ice.” Being home to more than 130 active and dormant volcanoes makes Iceland one of the most fascinating […]

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