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The black sand beach at Reynisfjara is one of the most beautiful in Iceland. Its spectacular columnar basalt cliff formations make this a dramatic location, close to Iceland's southernmodt point.
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Torfbær, the turf house, dating back from the early times of settlement in the Medieval era to the 1950’s (and in some amount they’re still being built), has been the most typical home for an Icelander for over a thousand years. The shape has changed duri
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Thórsmörk (Icelandic: Þórsmörkis a mountain ridge in Iceland that was named after the Norse god Thor (Þórr). It is situated in the south of Iceland between the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull. The name "Thórsmörk" properly refers only to th
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Basalt (/bəˈsɔːlt/, /ˈbæsɒlt/, /ˈbæsɔːlt/, or /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/) is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a seri
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Basalt (/bəˈsɔːlt/, /ˈbæsɒlt/, /ˈbæsɔːlt/, or /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/)[1][2][3] is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation
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Buttercups -Ranunculus acris- and Meadow Cranesbill -Geranium pratense - near Thorsmark, Iceland
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This waterfall of the river Seljalandsá drops 60 metres (200 ft) over the cliffs of the former coastline. It is possible to walk behind the waterfall.
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Dyrholaey is a great place for bird watchers as its cliffs are home to thousands of birds. It’s an island connected with the mainland through a small isthmus and is home to a large sea arch through which you can sail (rumor has it you can fly a small plan
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Svartifoss (Black Fall) is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name. Other well-known columnar jointing formati
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If you travel around Iceland with one eye slightly open in the summer you will see thousands and thousands of Lupins covering the country. It's all part of the push to vegetate the country and in due course re-introduce forests back to the landscape. Appa