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Nature Wonders JOKULSARLON Iceland
Thanks to its unspoiled scenery and magical combination of fire and ice, Iceland possesses one of the most extraordinary natural landscapes in the world. Even in summer vast parts of the country are continuously dominated by ice and snow and its huge plateau glaciers cover around eleven percent of the entire island.The beautiful and dreamlike...
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Nature Wonders WATERFALLS OF NORTHERN ICELAND Iceland
Iceland has one of the most natural landscapes in Europe. In addition to its famous geysers, fire and lava spitting volcanoes and mighty glaciers, this remote island in the North Atlantic has a large number of magnificent waterfalls.The spectacle of the untamed torrents of the Dettifoss that constantly plunge to the depths below is one of the most impressive...
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Nature Wonders NAMASKARD Iceland
Bubbling pools of mud announce our arrival in one of the most fascinating areas in Iceland, the Solfataren Fields of Namaskard in the Myvatn region. In the plains of Namaskard, the relentless volcanic activity of Iceland is plain to see. Indeed, this island originated due to extraordinary geological...
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Nature Wonders DIMMUBORGIR Iceland
A few kilometres south of Reykjahlid, a tourist centre on Lake Myvatn, is one of the most unique and fascinating landscapes in Iceland. The Dimmuborgir, or, "dark castles", are the impressive result of the volcanic past of this unique island set amid the North Atlantic.The remarkable lava formations of Dimmuborgir originated...
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Nature Wonders VATNAJOKULL Iceland
Large areas of Iceland are still covered by massive layers of ice and snow. Inland the Ice Age seems to have survived until the present day. The mighty Vatnajokull Glacier extends across a huge area. Covering more than eight thousand three hundred square kilometres it is the largest glacier in Europe. The ice...
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