Category: Iceland
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Iceland – Golden Circle
Thingvellir Park and Lake- this park and lake lie on the junction of two tetonic plates on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The junction of the plates is more clearly visible here than anywhere else in the world. The constant divergence causes fissures and gullies throughout the zone. Great Geysir, the largest is called Strokkur Gullfoss Waterfall
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Iceland
First Stop – Reykjavik View on the way to our AirBnb in Reykjavik The Perlan Museum Reykjavik – A natural history museum of Iceland, thanks to Kim for the recommendation. Built from what was initially old water tanks on a hill overlooking the city. It has an amazing Lava and Aurora display, a giant Ice…
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Reykjavik & Kedrid
Reykjavik Beautiful Lutheran Church of Hallgrímskirkja, a well know landmark, said to represent the landscape of Iceland, including the glaciers and ice. In front there is a sculpture of Leif Erickson, who discovered Newfoundland and Labrador 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Kedrid – a geologic wonder, it is a volcanic crater or something else, the…