Akureyri, the “capital of the sunny north,” is Iceland’s largest municipality outside the capital area.
There are thousands of islands, islets and skerries in Breiðafjörður Bay. The only inhabited island in the bay, and the biggest, is Flatey (meaning “flat island”). The area around Hvammstangi is one of the best seal-watching areas in Iceland.
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Herðubreið is often called the “Queen of Icelandic Mountains” and was voted Iceland’s “national mountain” in 2002.
According to some, Hveravellir boasts “the best natural hot tub” in Iceland.
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The area around the stratovolcano Askja is where NASA astronauts trained for the first moonlanding.
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Daily departures from Húsafell and Reykjavík to the World´s largest ice tunnel on Langjökull glacier.
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Sub-glacial stratovolcano Snæfellsjökull is the entrance to a passage leading to the centre of the Earth, according to Jules Verne's novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864).
Reykholt was the home of legendary Icelandic historian, poet, and politician Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241). He was the author of the Prose Edda and Heimskringla.
The Geysir geothermal area and the nearby waterfall Gullfoss rank among Iceland's most popular tourist attractions.
Þingvellir National Park is where Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, was founded in 930 AD. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the boundary between two tectonic plates.
According to the Icelandic Book of Settlements, Reykjavík was home to Iceland's first permanent settlers: the Viking couple Ingólfur Arnarson and Hallveig Fróðadóttir, who settled in 874 AD.
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Hekla is Iceland's most famous (and most active) volcano. During the Middle Ages, Europeans referred to Hekla as the “Gateway to Hell.”
The volcanic fissure Laki erupted between 1783-1786, creating one of the largest lava flowsVisit in human history. flybus.is
The volcanic crater lake Kerið was formed approximately 3,000 years ago.
Two out of three Icelanders reside in the capital area. Skálholt
96% of those who visit Iceland pass through Keflavík International Airport.
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Landmannalaugar lies at the northern end of the Laugavegur hiking trail and is known for its geothermal hot springs and surrounding landscape.
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Due to recent volcanic eruption activity on the Reykjanes peninsula, the village of Grindavík has been evacuated and locked down for the time being.
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Mýrdalsjökull icecap, las erupted in 1918. Scientists believe another eruption may be imminent.
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The Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2010, leaving hundreds of thousands of air passengers stranded on both sides of the Atlantic (many a news anchor also struggled to pronounce the volcano's name).
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Dyrhólaey, the southernmost tip of the Icelandic mainland, is surrounded by distinct black beaches. Dyrhólaey was formerly known by seamen as Cape Portland.
Half the town on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago was covered by lava in the famous Eldfell eruption in 1973. The community was rebuilt and now boasts one of the largest fishing harbours in Iceland.
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