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Historical sites

Þingeyrar A manor farm of great historical importance

Þingeyrar, a manor farm of great historical importance, the most important in Húnavatnssýsla county, with more land than most other farms in Iceland, meadows and pastures. Salmon and seal. A stone church built 1864-6...
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Hot Springs

Biskupslaug Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Reykir, Skagafjörður
There are no changing facilities but you can lay clothes either on the grass surrounding the hot spring or the stones. The spring is laden which makes it into quinte irregular circle but is relatively big or 2,6*3,5 m a...
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Grettislaug Hot Spring, Possible to bath

The spring is very well made and mostly made by Jón Eiriksson. The spring is in the shape of oval with the diamater of 4,5 and 3,75 m and is 0,8 m deep. The spring fits 15 to 20 people at the same time. The water ente...
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Hveraborg Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Fosssel, Hrútafjörður
The hot spring is next to a cabin which stands on the east side of Sík-river. The cabin is rentet out by Staðarskáli. For people who do not have access to the cabin, can lay their cloths on the grass. The hot spring and...
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Reykjavellir Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Reykjavellir, Skagafjörður
The spring is made up from large rock into circle shape. The flow into the spring is 0,5 - 1 l/second and the temperature is 45 °C. The spring is about 2 m long, 1.4 m wide and 0.5 deep. There is a lot of algae flora ...
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Mountains

Spákonufell A former church

Spákonufell, (“Fortune-teller’s fell”) a former church, once the home of Þórdís spákona (“fortune-teller”) mentioned in Kormáks saga.
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Natural wonders

Blanda A glacial river

Blanda, glacial river about 125 km long, with a large hydroelectric plant, flowing from the western sides of Hofsjökull. Two bridges, one by Blönduós and the other by Langamýri in Blöndudalur. The magnificent canyon Blön...
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Borgarvirki A group of rocks on the ridges between the Vesturhóp district and the Víðidalur valley

Borgarvirki, (“Citadel”) (177 m) a group of rocks on the ridges between the Vesturhóp district and the Víðidalur valley, with basalt columns 10-15 m high and a circular depression at the top, open to the east. There a bi...
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Hóp The fifth largest lake in Iceland

Hóp, the fifth largest lake in Iceland, 29-44 km2 depending on the tide which affects the water level. Fed by Víðidalsá and Gljúfurá, it empties out through Bjargaós
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Hvítserkur A 15 m high basalt crag rising from sea

Hvítserkur, a 15 m high basalt crag rising from the sea near the farm Súluvellir. The action of the surf has eroded it to make it resemble a three-legged monster. On the way to Hvítserkur seal breeding grounds can be see...
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Kálfshamarsvík A small bay, north of which is Kálfshamarsnes

Kálfshamarsvík, a small bay, north of which is Kálfshamarsnes. Around 1900 there was a fishing station there, and a small settlement, but it was finally abandoned around the time of the depression, 1940. Interesting basa...
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Kattarauga A large deep pool with floating islands

Kattarauga (“Cat’s eye”), a large, deep pool with floating islands. A protected natural feature.
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Kotagil Canyon

By road no. 1 about 47 km east from Akureyri, between Akureyri and Varmahlíð
One of the most magnificent canyons by the road between Reykjavík and Akureyri.
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Króksbjarg 10 km of cliffs

Króksbjarg, 10 km of cliffs, 40-50 m high. At their southern base is a 16 m thick clay layer, on top of which are an 8 m layer of brown sandstone and a thick layer of basalt which has reversed magnetic polarisation.
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Króksbjarg 10 km of cliffs, 40-50 m high.

Laxárdalur A fairly long (14 km) grassy but rather narrow valley

Laxárdalur, a fairly long (14 km) grassy but rather narrow valley reaching from the Sævarlandsvík bay to Gönguskörð, the pass behind Tindastóll mountain. Through it flows Laxá, a fishing river.
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Þrístapar A group of three small hills

Þrístapar, a group of three small hills on the north side of the road, the site of the last execution in Iceland, January 12th 1830, when Natan Ketilsson’ murderers, Agnes and Friðrik, were beheaded.
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Vatnsdalshólar An area of small hills and hillocks at the mouth of Vatnsdalur

Vatnsdalshólar, an area of small hills and hillocks at the mouth of Vatnsdalur, the debris of a tremendous landslide from Vatnsdalsfjall, covering about 4 km2, supposedly uncountable. Other geographical features in Icela...
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Vatnsdalur A 25 km long valley

Vatnsdalur, a 25 km long valley. On its eastern side is the mountain Vatnsdalsfjall, steep, with rocks and scree, the highest peak being.
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Víðidalsfjall A mountain 993 meters above sea level

Víðidalsfjall (993 m) on the eastern side. The river Víðidalsá flows through the valley, a good salmon river, coming from north-western Stórisandur, total length 65 km.
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Rivers

Blanda A glacial river

Vatnsdalsá A river having its source in numerous streams

Vatnsdalsá, a river having its source in numerous streams on Grímstunga moor and at Stórisandur. Further down it is deep and calm, there called Hnausakvísl (see below), flowing into Húnavatn. A popular salmon river.
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