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Hot Springs

Grjótagjá A rift with hot water

By road no. 860 by Mývatn
Grjótagjá, a rift with hot water south of Jarðbaðshólar. Formerly a popular bathing place, but in the disturbances 1975-84 the water became too hot for bathing. The water is now over 50°C (122°F) and bathing is strictly ...
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Hólsgerði Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Eyjafjörður, 601 Akureyri
The spring is laden with big rocks into an oval shape. It is not that big but roughly 4.5 m long, 1.9 m wide and 0.6 m deep. Four persons can bathe at the same time and the water flow is really slow and is not measurab...
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Námafjall Mountain with geothermal heat

By road no. 1 east of Mývatn
Námafjall, the mountain south of Námaskarð, with geothermal heat all over the east side of the mountain, which looks light yellow from a distance. Sulphur was mined there for centuries from the Hlíðarnámur mines and expo...
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Ostakarið Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Above the town of Húsavík, 640 Húsavík
The tub is right outside the town Húsavík. The tub is next to a well around 500 m from the road. This tub was set up by few individuals from Húsavík who use this tub for Psoriasis patients in the area. The water keeps ...
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Stóragjá Hot Spring

By Reykjahlíð, Mývatn
It is recommended not to bathe in it due to e-coli bacteria. The temerature of the water is around 29° C . The meteoric water runs throught the rift but the flow is really slow.
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Lakes

Mývatn Among the largest lakes in Iceland

Mývatn, (“Midge lake”) among the largest lakes in Iceland, 36.5 km2, altitude 277 m, with a very indented shoreline, almost cut into two halves by a long peninsula and islands. Rather shallow, the average depth being 2.5...
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Mountains

Herðubreið A table mountain with a crater at its top

Herðubreið, (1,682 m) a table mountain with a crater at its top, rising 1,000 to 1,100 m above the surrounding highlands. One of the most majestic mountains in Iceland, with a nearly round base having a circumference of ...
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Hverfjall A roundish crater

Hverfjall, (312 m) a roundish crater about 140 m deep and 1,300 m diameter. Said to be one of the largest such craters in the world.
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Krafla a mountain with geothermal heat

By road no. 863, East of Mývatn
Krafla, (818 m) a tuff mountain north of Námafjall. Considerable geothermal heat on the west side of Krafla with fumaroles and mud-springs (solfataras). At the northwest side is Víti, (“Hell”) an explosion crater, 300 m ...
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Námafjall Mountain with geothermal heat

Vindbelgjarfjall

Vindbelgjarfjall, (529 m) it takes about 1 hours to walk from Vagnsstaðir to the top. Great view.
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Natural wonders

Asbyrgi Canyon

By road no. 85 , By road no. 85 between Húsavík and Kópasker

Asbyrgi Canyon North East Iceland

Ásbyrgi, a U-shaped depression about 3.5 km long, surrounded by cliffs up to 90 m high with a huge crag (2 km by 250 m) called Eyjan (“The island”) in the open end of the U. I...
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Bjarnarflag Geological disturbances during the Mývatn fires

Bjarnarflag, the area west of Námafjall. Geological disturbances during the My´vatn fires. Many drill holes for steam power, both for the diatomite plant and for an electric station built 1968-69. Capacity of 2,625 kW. ...
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Dimmuborgir Magnificent lava landscape

By road no. 1 by Mývatn
Dimmuborgir, (“Dark crags”) a magnificent lava landscape with strange formations, columns, caves, arches, etc. It seems this was formed from a lava-lake, out of which molten lave flowed, causing much upheaval. One of the...
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Godafoss Waterfall

By road no. 1 about 47 km east from Akureyri

Godafoss Waterfall

Goðafoss, (“Falls of the gods”) among the finest in the country, not very high but cut into two horseshoe-shaped falls, Not far above the falls the river Skjálfandafljót divides in two, formi...
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Grjótagjá A rift with hot water

Hafragil A deep and imposing gorge

Hafragil, a deep and imposing gorge opening into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon from the south west. A little upstream is the waterfall Hafragilsfoss, 27 m high. The Randarhólar craters cut across the canyon there.
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Hljóðaklettar A group of rocks by Jökulsá river

Hljóðaklettar, (“Echo rocks”) a group of rocks by the Jökulsá river that gets its name from strange echoes created by the numerous caves and uncommon rock formation.
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Hraunhafnartangi The northernmost point of Iceland

Hraunhafnartangi, the northernmost point of Iceland, touches the Arctic Circle. Named for Hraunhöfn (“Lava harbour”), a small inlet nearby. An historical place, where Fóstbræðra saga tells us Þorgeir Hávarsson was slain ...
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Hrísey The second biggest island off Iceland

Hrísey, the second biggest island off Iceland, 8.0 km2, ca. 2 km from Helluhöfði point on Árskógsströnd. Oblong shape, highest (110 m) at its northern end, grassy. A village (pop. 230) at the southern end is the only...
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Jökulsárgljúfur The biggest canyon in Iceland

Jökulsárgljúfur, from Dettifoss down to the bridge is the biggest canyon in Iceland, wide and irregular. The land on the western side of Jökulsá to below Ásbyrgi is now a national park. See map on National Parks p. 37. L...
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Kjarnaskógur An attractive wooded area in Akureyri

An attractive wooded area with possibilities for a variety of recreational activities. The area is owned by Akureyri Municipal Council but is under the guardianship of the Eyjafjörður Forestry Commission. There are floo...
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Krafla a mountain with geothermal heat

Lútetnar & Þrengslaborgir Row of craters

By road number 1 by Mývatn
Lúdentsborgir, a row of craters east of Mývatn. They are a continuation of Þrengslaborgir, having erupted at the same time. Named for the explosion cr...
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Mývatn Among the largest lakes in Iceland

Námafjall Mountain with geothermal heat

Rivers

Laxá One of the best known and most popular fishing rivers in Iceland

Laxá, one of the best known and most popular fishing rivers in Iceland. Considered the fairest of rivers with its many grassy or wooded islands, deep pools and swift currents. Comes from Lake Mývatn and runs through Laxá...
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Volcanos

Hverfjall A roundish crater

Hverfjall, (312 m) a roundish crater about 140 m deep and 1,300 m diameter. Said to be one of the largest such craters in the world.
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Lútetnar & Þrengslaborgir Row of craters

Waterfalls

Dettifoss The most powerful Waterfall in Europe

By road no. 864 about 33 km from Ásbyrgi

Dettifoss the most powerful Waterfalls in Europe

Dettifoss, the greatest and most majestic of Iceland’s waterfalls, 44 m high with volume of 212 tons per second, so the ground shakes with the force of it. Thoug...
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Godafoss Waterfall

By road no. 1 about 47 km east from Akureyri