Thingvellir; Site of the World's first
Parliament and the western most extent of continental rifting in Iceland.
Geysir; The original
geysir, after which all others are named
Gullfoss;
Iceland's most impressive waterfall

Ash flow engulfing a barn along the southern coast

Sea stacks along southern coast
Svartifoss; glacial run-off in
Skaftafell National park cascading over columnar jointed basalt
Vatnajokull; largest glacier in Europe

Icebergs that
didn't quite reach the ocean
Jokulsarlon; glacial lagoon where icebergs calve off the glacier and begin their journey to the sea. (scenes from James Bond and Tomb Raider have been filmed here)
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