Svinafellsjokull, is one of the many outlet glaciers of the massive Vatnajokull glacier, Earth’s third-largest. The ice that feeds Svinafellsjokull comes spilling down from Iceland’s high interior in an icefall that riddles it with deep and sometimes treacherous fissures called crevasses.
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Stowe is a Vermont ski town with soaring church steeple, covered bridges, and no chain stores in sight. Ii is a ski resort, with a Main Street that is as folksy as a yellowed New England postcard. All of these could explained Stowe’s recent $400 million upgrade, with a shiny gondola and a new pedestrian village with a private club and outdoor fire pits galore. But beneath all the modern glitz, Stowe still feels like an old-fashioned town where no one locks the door and folks still dress like The Beatles.
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The Blue Lagoon may be a man-made attractions, but it seems to meld into Iceland’s unearthly lunar landscape. Located about 39 km outside Reykjavik and about 13 km from Keflavik International Airport, the Blue Lagoon is one of the country’s top attractions.
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Iceland’s remoteness is an escape in itself, and this remote place offers an unusual way to enjoy it. Less than an hour drive from Reykjavik, is Glymur, a breathtaking spot with black-sand beaches, whale-watching trips, glaciers, lava fields, and wide pastures. The views are enough to soothe you and this is before you have taken in the best of the Glymur Resort. Menus there burs full of flavour. Photo by: Hlynur
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The Hallgrimskirkja is a Lutheran parish church in Reykjavik, Iceland. It is located at the top of shopping street Skolavordustigur, Reykjavik. Rising 74.5 m (244 ft), Hallgrimskirkja is the tallest building in Iceland. The statue in front of the church represents Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red.
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The Faroes are a group of 18 hauntingly beautiful islands, situated between Iceland and Norway. The archipelago covers a total area of 1,399 sq km and has a gentle warmed by the Gulf Stream. The scenery is amazing, rugged mountains up to 880 m high are thickly carpeted with impossibly green grass, incised everywhere by waterfalls, rivers and fjords. Extraordinary skies constantly transform the landscape. Photo by: hlemmur
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It covers area of roughly 8,100 km² and an average thickness of 400 m and the greatest thickness of about 1100m. Vatnajokull is the largest glacier mass in Europe and the biggest glacier in Iceland. Anyone who ever wondered how Iceland got its name would likely find the answer in the fact that the country’s largest glacier alone covers more than 8% of the country. The total ice volume of the glacier is approximately 3300 km³.
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