Sunday, August 23, 2009

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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