Jökulsárlón

Jökulsárlón is the largest glacial lake in Iceland. It is located at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull which is the largest glacier in whole Europe. The lake is connected to the sea. Since the glacier is melting the lake is filled with large icebergs which are coming down from the Vatnajökull. You have to be carefull in the sumertine because lots of seagulls have their nests at the ground around the lake.

Kerið

Kerið is a volcanic crater lake in South Iceland. The land collapsed following a volcanic erruption which created several volcanic lakes in this area. It is quite a lot vegetation on its walls which are out of red volcanic rock. You can easily walk down to the lake which is depending on rainfall between seven and ten meters deep.

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa which is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. It is situated in a lava field in Grindavík in Reykjanes. The water is very warm on average 40°C and it is coming out of a nearby geothermal power plant. It is very healthy to have a bath in the Blue Lagoon because the water is rich of minerals which have an healing effect on the skin.

Þingvellir National Park

Þingvellir is in the sothwest of Iceland and one of the most important places in Icelandic history. In 930 the Alþingi, the first Icelandic parliament was founded there. People gathered there every year to discuss and decide about laws. In June 1944 the independence of the Republic of Iceland was proclaimed at this place.
There are a lot of earthquakes in this area because there is the continental drift of two tectonic plates (american and euroasian).
It is situated at Icelands largest lake called Þingvallavatn which has a lot of different kinds of fish in it and very clear water.

Vestmannaeyjar

The Westman Islands are a group of small islands in the South of Iceland. Only the largest one called Heimaey is inhabited. About 4100 people live there. On these islands there is a lot of fishing industry and bird hunting. It is the largest puffin colony in the world. Over 10.000 000 puffins live there. The Westman Islands are a true volcano world, with three volcano eruptions, first to mention is Helgafell or Holy mountain then Surtsey and the famous volcano Eldfell. There are a lot of people coming to Vestmannaeyjar to play golf. On the first weekend in august there is a famous music festival where a lot of people gather to enjoy the incredible atmosphere.

Hekla

Hekla

Hekla is a stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland. The height of it is 1488 m. It is the most active volcano in Iceland. Since 874 there has been over 20 outbreaks in the volcano. Hekla is part og a volcanic ridge which is 40 km long. However, the most active part of this ridge, about 5,5 km long is considered to be the volcano Hekla proper. Hekla looks like an overturned boat, with its keel being in fact a series of craters, two of which are generallt the most active.

Facts about Selfoss

- It‘s in the southern Iceland.
- The river Ölfusá runs through it.
- It‘s a part of the municipality Árborg.

- F.Su. is located there.
- It has over 6000 inhabitants.
- It has three primary schools.
- One college –F.Su.
- In 1891 the first suspension bridge was built over Ölfusá.

- It has a lot of sports car.
- It has one swimming pool.
- One cinema.
- It’s very flat.
- It’s very green, has a lot of trees and flowers.
- It has one church.

Geysir

Geysir is located in Haukadalur valley and it is sometimes known as The Great Geysir.

It is the oldest know geyser and one of the world‘s most impressive examples of the phenomenon. Geysir lies on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill which is also the home to Strokkur which is another geyser who erupts frequently.

Strokkur

Eruptions at Geysir are very infrequent but when it does it can hurl boiling water up to 60 metres in the air.

Gullfoss

Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in the southwest Iceland. It is a very popular tourist attraction here in Iceland and can you see why here on these pictures.

Gullfoss and a rainbow

Gullfoss and the crevice

Gullfoss is like a staircase, about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the left, but Hvítá rushes southward, after turning to the left it flows down into a wide curved three-step staircase and the plunges in two stages into a crevice that is 32 m deep. The crevice is at the right angles to the flow of the river so it ends going to the same direction as it started. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime.

Gullfoss in the night at wintertime and the northern lights

When you first approach the falls you can‘t see the crevice so it appears that the river simply vanishes into the earth. There have been attempts to utilizing Gullfoss to create electricity but many people were against it and now it is protected.