Published 20 days ago by Jan Straka
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On the Saturday of Nov 24, 1973 a United States Navy airplane (C-47 SkyTrain also known as “Dakota”) was forced to land on Só...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Jan Straka
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Vífilsfell is a subglacial volcano in southwestern Iceland (not far from Reykjavík).
Published about 1 month ago by Jan Straka
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The geothermal area Krýsuvík is situated on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. It is in the south of Reykjanes in the middle of the fissure z...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Jan Straka
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Sólheimajökull is part of Mýrdalsjökull glacier.Mýrdalsjökull (Icelandic for "(the) mire dale glacier" or "(the) mire valley glacier") is a ...(more)
Published 2 months ago by Jonathan Danforth
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No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará. At Þingvellir - litera...(more)
Published 2 months ago by Jonathan Danforth
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A view from one end of Þingvellir at the entrance to the rift created by the separation of Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
Published 5 months ago by Jürgen Matern
Skálholtdómkirkja is the icelandic term for 'Cathedral of Skálholt'. It was errected between 1956 an 1963. It is located at Skálholt, a site which hosted a bishop 800 years.
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
Standing at a small waterfall near Kirkjubæjarklaustur (Iceland). This is none of the large and famous icelandic waterfalls, nevertheless it's a very scenic one.
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
The Bláhnjúkur (which stands for 'Blue Peak' in the icelandic language) is a mountain in the Landmannalaugar area of Iceland. The area is famous for it's colorful mountains.
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
Víti (which is icelandic for 'hell') is a crater lake in the vulcanic area of the Krafla vulcano. The diameter is about 330 meters. The crater was formed by a steam eruption in 1724.
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
Harpa (official name: Harpa - Tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhúsið í Reykjavík) is a concert hall and conference center near the harbour of Reykjavík
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
The Blue Lagoon (Bláa Lónið in icelandic) is a geothermal spa in the south western part of Iceland. It is considered as one of the most visited tourist attractions in Iceland.
Published 6 months ago by Jürgen Matern
The town of Eskifjörður is located in a fjord the very eastern part of Iceland. With 1,043 inhabitants it's one of the largest towns of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
