Sub-glac al s ratovolcano Snæfellsjökull s the entrance to a passage eading to the centre of the Earth according to Jules Verne's
Acco ding to the Icelandic Book o Settlements, Reykjavík was home to Iceland's first permanent se tlers: the Vik ng coup e Ingólfur Arnarson and Hallveig Fróðadótt r who settled in 874 AD
Two out of three Icelanders reside n the cap tal area
Þingvellir National Park is where Alþing the Ice and c parl ament, was founded in 930 AD
The park lies in a ri t valley that marks the boundary between two tectonic plates
According to some, Hveravellir boasts “the best natural hot tub” in Iceland
Hal the town on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipe ago was cove ed by lava in the amous Eld el eruption in 1973 The community was ebui t and now boasts one of the largest fishing harbours in celand
Reykholt was the home of egendary Icelandic h stor an poet and polit cian Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 He was the author o the Prose Edda and Heimskring a
The Geysir geothermal area and he nearby waterfal Gul foss rank among Ice and's mos popular tourist a tractions
Hekla is Ice and s most famous (and most active) volcano
During the M ddle Ages Europeans referred to Hek a as the “Gateway to He l ”
The volcanic crate lake Kerið was formed approximately 3,000 years ago
Landmanna augar lies at the northern end of the Laugavegur hiking trail and is known for its geothermal hot springs and surround ng andscape
The Eyjaf allajökull volcano erup ed in 2010, eaving hund eds of thousands of a r passengers stranded on both sides of the A lantic (many a news anchor a so struggled to pronounce the vo cano's name)
rture ús ice tunnel Langjökull gla A RAR ONCIN-A- FET ME OPPORTUN TY u eyri e c p o the sunny north ” is Iceland s argest munic pa ity outside the capital area The area around the stratovolcano Askja is where NASA astronauts t a ned for the first
sure Laki erupted 786, creat ng one of gest lava flows in human history
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Herðubreið is often cal ed the “Queen of Icelandic Mountains” and was voted Ice and s “national mounta n” in 2002
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