We stayed overnight in”Fjalladýrð” -“The Mountain Marvels” – of farm Möðrudalur located midway between Mývatn and Egilsstadir, on road 901, just 10 minutes drive from the ring road. From here you have a panoramic niew to Askja and Herðubreið. Möðrudalur´s “Mountain Marvels” offer accommdation space for up to 27 people in made-up beds, single as […]
The rock “island” in the centre of Ásbyrgi canyon Ásbyrgi canyon lies in the north of Iceland, about two hours’ drive to the east from Akureyri. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and 1.1 km across. For more than […]
Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the most powerful waterfull in Europe.It is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The falls are 100 m wide and have a […]
Last eruption af Krafla in 1984 Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m and it is 2 km in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history. Krafla includes one of […]
Námaskarð pass, situated in the north of Lake Mývatn, is a wonder you must visit. Námaskarð Pass is a geothermal area on the mountain Námafjall.Traversing Mt. Námafjall at an altitude of 410 m, this pass derives its name from the 19th century sulfur recovery. The area makes up part of the geothermic zone of Reykjahlíð, […]
Dimmuborgir, or the Black Fortress, is a dramatic expanse of lava in the Lake Mývatn area.The Dimmuborgir area consist of a massive, collapsed lava tube formed by a lava lake flowing in from a large eruption in the Þrengslaborgir and Lúdentsborgir crater row to the East, about 2300 years ago. At Dimmuborgir, the lava pooled […]
The lake is fed by nutrient-rich springwater and has a high abundance of aquatic insects (Chironomidae) and Cladocera that form an attractive food supply for ducks, thirteen species of which nest here. The duck species composition is unique in the mixture of Eurasian and North American elements and of boreal and arctic species. Most of […]
On the 3rd day we forcussed on the area around Mývatn.Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake in an area of active volcanos in the north of Iceland, not far from the Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was created by a large […]
Akureyri is a city in northern Iceland. Akureyri is an important port and fisheries centre, with a population of some 17.500. Akureyri is Iceland’s second largest city, after the greater Reykjavík area.The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786. The city was […]
After Goðafoss we visited Vaglaskógur.Iceland’s largest continuous forest, which covers most of the eastern valley side south of Ljósavatnsskarð pass. Extending north from it is Hálsskógur forest and to the south are Lundskógur, Thórðarstaðaskógur and Belgsár- and Bakkaselsskógur forests. The different names are due to the land they belong to, but they are in fact […]