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Bláhylur Lake, also known as Hnausapollur, is a beautiful dark blue lake located near Landmannalaugar. This lake is often mistaken for its neighbor Ljótapollur as they look so similar, but Bláhylur is much easier to access. Being very accessible, it would be a shame
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Bláhylur lake (Hnausapollur)
Langjökull is a colossal glacier in central Iceland, located in the western part of the highlands. There is also a section of a volcanic system in the area. This is the closest ice cap to the capital Reykjavík, so it's rather easy to get to, and Langjökull has become
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The Langjökull Glacier
Ísafjörður is located in the far north-west of Iceland. With around 2,500 inhabitants, it is the most populated city of the region and basically known as the capital of the Westfjords. Beautifully positioned between the sea and superb mountains with their tabular sha
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Ísafjörður
Dritvík is a picturesque cove in western Iceland bordered by the Djúpalón and Djúpalónssandur, two superb black pebble beaches appreciated by locals for their rich history. Djupalon beach is also called "the black lava beach". Dritvik and Djupalon Beach two of the
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Dritvik Cove and Djúpalónssandur Beach
Myvatn Nature Bath, otherwise known as Jarðböðin, is a magnificent hot spring located in, you guessed it, the Myvatn region of northern Iceland... Iceland is full of hot springs and Icelanders really know how to take full advantage of these places, whether it's natur
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Myvatn Nature Baths
The Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon is one of the most famous canyons in Iceland known for its breathtaking beauty... In the far south of the island, about 6 kilometers before Kirkjubæjarklaustur when heading east on the ring road, you will find the junction with Road 206, th
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The Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
In southern Landmannalaugar, just 20 km north of the famous Laki crater lies Eldgjá, literally “the Gorge of Fire”, the largest eruptive fracture in the world. Stretching over 40 km from the huge Myrdalsjökull glacier up to the famous Vatnajokull, this rift lies n
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The Eldgjá Rift
On March 19th, 2021 at 9:45PM, the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-western Iceland became the scene of a cataclysmic event, the Geldingadalsgos eruption. Numerous warning signs predicted the event, and even pinpointed the epicenter near the Fagradalsfjall mountain in the G
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The Fagradalsfjall Volcanic Eruption
North-east Iceland is not the most popular region, but that doesn't take away from its many points of interest, including superb hiking trails. The trail to Raudanes Point offers an absolutely magical landscape to all those brave enough to complete the long loop in the
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The Rauðanes Hiking Trail
Road number 1, also called the ring road, is the main thoroughfare that gets you around the island. It connects the main cities along the coast, but also sites of interest around and between them. Coming in at 1,339 km long, Þjóðvegur 1 as they call it in Icelandic
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Iceland's famous Road Number 1: the Ring Road
The small island of Papey is located in the southern part of the Eastern Fjords in Iceland. Located 6 km offshore and accessible from the small port in Djúpivogur, Papey is a natural reserve and completely uninhabited. Bird watchers know Papey well, as the place is a r
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Papey: The Puffin Island
Höfn is a major town and port in Iceland with over 2000 inhabitants. Located in the south-east of Iceland, this community lies in the Hornafjörður Fjord and is considered the capital of Vatnajokull National Park. Höfn, which simply means “port” in Icelandic, is
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Höfn
Skeiðarársandur is a sandur, which is geologically speaking is a desert plain formed by the melting of ice caps, and this is quite simply the biggest one in the world, extending as far as the eye can see.  Literally, the “sandur of the Skeiðará River”, the Skei
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Skeiðarársandur
The Eldborg Crater, literally the “fortress of fire,” is a volcanic crater located just at the entrance to the Snaefellsness Peninsula in western Iceland. Specifically, it is in the Mýrar region, some 25 km north of Borgarnes. The crater is the real attraction, but
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The Eldborg Crater
The Dverghamrar cliffs or “Dwarf cliffs” are no Grand Canyon, that's for sure, but they are impressive nonetheless. This natural architecture of huge basaltic organs is located in the Kirkjubæjarklaustur region of southern Iceland. The Dverghamrar site has been pro
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The Dverghamrar Cliffs