Tungufoss
Tungufoss is a small waterfall, just by the side of the road on the way north out of Reykjavik. It is a small cascade on the river Kaldakvísl.
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Glymur
It’s never a bad idea to pick one of the ‘-ests’ for your first visit in Iceland. Biggest, longest, tallest: pick one, you’ll never go wrong. Glymur –the tallest waterfall in Iceland — won’t disappoint.
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On a small peninsula jutting into Hvalfjordur lies the remains of a US and British WWII naval installation. Not much actually survives, just the twisted remains of a steel pier and a few concrete buildings, but this was a fairly sizeable installation (along with the British based in Hvammsvik), dedicated to building and maintaining the […]
Read MoreHvalfjarðarlaug
A perfect little remote hot pot, looking over the beautiful fjord
Read MoreHraunfossar
Hraunfossar (“lava falls”) is a wide set of multiple waterfalls over the multi-colored lava flows, near Húsafell. Unlike many of the waterfalls in Iceland, Hraunfossar doesn’t come from a raging river — instead, it pours out from the porous lava underneath moss-covered hills.
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A small, gentle waterfall on the Norðurá river near the small town of Bifrost.
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The rough frozen sea of aa lava flowed 3600-4000 years ago from the nearby volcanic craters.
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A lovely secluded and moss-covered glen near the waterfall Glanni, amidst the Grábrókarhraun lava field.
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Along the very western edge of the Snaefellsnes peninsula is a field of volcanic craters and lava flows. The road cuts through the lava, with some interesting formations.
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A small waterfall that is visible from the road outside of Borgarnes
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