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South West - Attractions - Natural wonders
Hellar
Caves
Hellar, (“Caves”) a farm where some man-made caves are used as hay-barns. The Bishop of Iceland celebrated Mass in the cave in 2000 to mark the 1000th anniversary of the conversion of Iceland.
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Þingvellir
National Park
Þingvellir National Park, (“Parliament plains”) the most important historical site in Iceland. For nearly 9 centuries, from the year 930 the Althing, the legislative body of Icelanders, was held there annually near the n...
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Geysir
Hot springs
By road number 35,
Haukadalur
One of the most famous spouting hot springs of the world, its name the source of the English word "Geyser". It is believed that Geysir started spouting in the 13th century. However, at the beginning of this century i...
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Gullfoss
Golden Waterfall
By road number 35
Gullfoss Waterfall south Iceland
Gullfoss, (“Golden falls”) in the river Hvítá, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland and a favourite with tourists. It falls 32 m in two cascades. The canyon below the...
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Hekla
Volcano
By road number 26
Hekla, (1,491 m) the most famous volcano in Iceland and one of the best-known volcanoes in the world and has been active for thousands of years. The mountain is a long ridge with a 4 km long crack along the top. Ther...
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Kerið
Explosion crater
By road no. 35
Kerið, a 55 m deep explosion crater about 3,000 years old, in Tjarnarhólar, a group of crater-hills. A must for sightseers. The story goes that when the water level rises in Kerið, it falls to an equal extent in the ...
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Laugarvatn
A Village and a Lake
Laugarvatn, a village that has grown around a number of schools: a junior college, an intermediate school, The College of Physical Education and an elementary school. Sportsgrounds, steam baths, greenhouses. This is ...
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Laugarvatnshellir
Cave
By road no. 365 between Laugarvatn and Þingvellir
Laugarvatnsvellir, dry flatlands to the east of Reyðarbarmur. Two caves on the west side of the flats were often used to house sheep but were the home of people during the first decades of this century. A young coupl...
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Þjórsá
River
Þjórsá, a glacial river, the longest in Iceland, about 230 km Average flow about 400m3/sec. Its northernmost source is on Sprengisandur east of the glacier Hofsjökull and it collects most of its water from the eastern an...
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Þjórsárdalur
The easternmost valley of Árnessýsla
By road no. 32 between Árnes and Búrfell
Þjórsárdalur, the easternmost valley of Árnessýsla. There are now only two farms in this valley, Ásólfsstaðir and Skriðufell, but ruins of 20 farms have been found. It is believed that the valley was deserted after h...
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Hjalparfoss - The help falls
Waterfall
By Búrfell power plant
Hjalparfoss Waterfall
Hjálparfoss (“The help falls”) a beautiful waterfall in the river Fossá opposite the power-station.
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