Iceland Photo Gallery - Weeks 4~5
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1 -
Þórshöfn fishing port spread
along shore of Þistilfjörður
2 -
Þórshöfn fishing harbour against
backdrop of village and church
3
- Þórshöfn Camping exposed
to full force of easterly wind
4 -
Arctic Tern at Sauðanes
on Langanes peninsula
5
- Basalt formations projecting
from cliffs on Rauðanes peninsula
6
- Ptarmigan
on Rauðanes moorland
7
- Red Throated Divers swimming
on an Oxarfjörður lake
8
- Velvet Scoters
by Oxarfjörður stream
9
- Kópasker Camping
in bitterly cold weather
10
- Bridge over Jökulsá á Fjöllum
glacial river at Oxarfjörður sandur
11
- Alpine Bartsia
(
Bartsia alpina
)
12
- Common Butterwort
(
Pinguicula vulgaris
)
13
- Bilberry flowers
(
Vaccinium myrtillus
)
14
- Eroded basalt cliff-walls of
Jökulsá á Fjöllum river canyon
15
- Eroded basalt wall and stacks
in Jökulsá á Fjöllum canyon
16
- Karl og Kerling basalt stacks
and Tröllahellir cave
17
- Basalt stack of Tröllið at
southern end of Hljóðaklettur
18
- Line of eroded basalt ramparts
with skirt of scree debris
19
- Basalt architecture of arching
columns and polygonal end-faces
20
- Path over shattered basalt
across the end face of Tröllið
21
- Hljóðaklettur basalt cliff
above Jökulsá á Fjöllum canyon
22
- Northern end of
Jökulsá á Fjöllum canyon cliffs
23
- Kirkjan lava-tube cave with its
arched columnar basalt entrance
24
- Kirkjan lava-tube cave with
arched columnar basalt entrance
25
- Natural vaulted architecture
of Kirkjan lava-tube cave
26
- Black nodular pumice caves
formed from viscous flowing lava
27
- Basalt column faced buttress
at Hljóðaklettur
28
- Southern face of Tröllið
monolith with columnar basalt
29
- Botnstjörn lake in Ásbyrgi's horseshoe-shaped canyon head
30
- Mr and Mrs Wigeon at
Botnstjörn in Ásbyrgi canyon head
31
- Ásbyrgi valley and volcanic
peaks skyline from Eyjan's flat top
32
- Ásbyrgi horseshoe canyon floor
spread out below Eyjan's apex tip
33
- Westward view from Eyjan's
rim over Ásbyrgi's Vesterbyrgi valley
34
- Húsavík harbour and snow-
covered mountains lining Skjálfandi
35
- Boarding the whale-watching
boat
Salka
in Húsavík harbour
36
- Humpback Whale breaking the
surface and diving in Skjálfandi bay
37
- Scanning the waters of
Skjálfandi bay for breaching whales
38
- Humpback Whale breaking the
surface and diving in Skjálfandi bay
39
- Humpback Whale flipping
up its fluke as it dives
40
- Humpback Whale blowing
through its twin blow-holes
41
- Húsavík harbour in
late afternoon sunlight
42
- Skeleton of Blue Whale
displayed at Húsavík Whale Museum
43
- Hveravellir geothermal mini-
geyser and greenhouses it heats
44
- Classic panorama of Mývatn
spread out across valley floor
45
- Ring Road crossing Jökulsá á
Fjöllum in Austurfjöll lava desert
46
- Peaceful camp in
the highlands at Möðrudalur
47
- Distant snow-covered
volcanic peak of Heiðubreið
48
- Basalt-lined Jökulsá á Fjöllum
canyon downstream from Dettifoss
49
- Dettifoss waterfalls and
canyon
50
- Dettifoss waterfalls 100m high
and 445m wide
51
- Brink of Dettifoss waterfalls
52
- Silt-laden waters of Jökulsá á
Fjöllum glacial river above Dettifoss
53
- Matted Cassiope
(
Cassiope hypnoides
)
54
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum gorge
below Selfoss waterfalls
55
- Selfoss waterfalls
filling the air with spray
56
- Route 864 rutted, pot-holed dirt
road from Dettifoss to Ring Road
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