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1 - Þjórsárstofa Camping
at Árnes in Þjórsárdalur |
2 -
Aurora Borealis seen at
2-30am in Lower Þjórsárdalur |
3 -
Skafsholts Réttir sheep
round-up corral in Lower Þjórsárdalur |
4 -
Hekla on far side of Þjórsá
river viewed from Gaukshöfði bluff |
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5 -
Twin falls of Hjálparfoss on
Fossá river in Middle
Þjórsárdalur |
6 -
Þjóðveldisbærinn Commonwealth
reconstructed farmstead |
7 - Interior of
Þjóðveldisbærinn
reconstructed long-house |
8 -
Living/sleeping space
(Baðstofa) at Þjóðveldisbærinn |
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- Upper Þjórsárdalur, with
Bjarnalón
reservoir backed by Hekla |
10 -
Hekla dominating lava-covered
wastes of Eastern Þjórsárdalur |
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- Hekla's flank streaked with
fissures washed out by flash-floods |
12 -
Profile of snow-capped Hekla
and lava-covered foreground |
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13 -
Eastern face of Búrfell above
lava fields of Upper Þjórsárdalur |
14 -
Lava block walls and driftwood
gable-ends of Keldur farmstead |
15 -
65m high Seljansfoss waterfalls
tumbling over former coastal cliff-line |
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- Falling curtain of water and
spray at Seljansfoss |
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17 -
Sun shining in through curtain
of falling water at Seljansfoss |
18 -
Passing outer islets on ferry
to Heimaey on Westman Islands |
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- Channel into Heimaey harbour
winding between cliffs and lava field |
20 -
Cliffs towering over busy
quays of Heimaey harbour |
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21 -
Herjólfsdalur Camping at
Heimaey set within crater cliffs |
22 -
Friðarhöfn
harbour Heimaey,
busy with ocean-going trawlers |
23 -
Friðarhöfn harbour, busy with
Heimaey's ocean-going trawler fleet |
24 -
Ocean-going trawler sailing
from Friðarhöfn harbour |
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25 -
Site of Landagata now buried
under 20m of solidified lava |
26 -
Kirkjubæjarhraun lava field,
now 20m above surviving town |
27 -
Surviving houses of Heimaey
hemmed in by wall of solidified lava |
28 -
Looking north from Eldfell to
Heimaey harbour narrowed channel |
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29 -
Northward view from Eldfell of
lava field's scale towards coast |
30 -
Narrow northward summit
crest of Eldfell scoria crater cone |
31 -
Jagged lava walls on summit
of Eldfell scoria crater cone |
32 -
Destroyed house now centre-
piece of Eldheimar Museum |
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33 - Rescued Puffin chick
(Puffling)
to be released at Heimaey cliff-tops |
34 -
Photographing Puffins
on cliff-edge of Stórhöfði |
35 -
Puffins on Stórhöfði cliff-edge,
Heimaey, Westman Islands |
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Puffins on Stórhöfði cliff-edge,
Heimaey, Westman Islands |
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37 -
Puffins on cliff-face below
bird-hide at Stórhöfði, Heimaey |
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Puffin on cliff-face below
bird-hide at Stórhöfði, Heimaey |
39 -
Releasing rescued Puffling at
Stórhöfði cliff-edge, Heimaey |
40 -
Heimaey cemetery - 1973 volcanic ash reached angel statuette |
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41 -
Heimaey harbour with volcanic
craters of Eldfell and Helgafell |
42 -
Final view of Heimaey island
from departing ferry's stern flag |
43 -
62m high Skógafoss waterfalls
in gloomy wet weather |
44 -
Crowded, noisy environment
at Vík Camping |
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45 -
Reynisdrangar sea-stacks and
Reynishverfi black shingle beach |
46 -
Atlantic surf at Reynishverfi
beach with Dyrhólaey rock-arch |
47 -
Hálsanefshellir sea-caves
surrounded by basalt columns |
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Reynisfjara shingle-bar, sea-stacks and nearer Hvammsá stack |
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Pounding surf crashing onto
lava rocks at Dyrhólaey headland |
50 -
Dyrhólaey natural rock-arch
spanning high above the sea |
51 -
Eldrhaun lava field against
backdrop of Vatnajökull ice-cap |
52 -
100m high Palagonite tuff
walls of Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon |
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53 -
Kirkjubæjarklaustur across lower
Skaftá towards Vatnajökull ice-cap |
54 -
Church Floor eroded pavement
of hexagonal columnar basalt |
55 -
Fording river on jeep-bus drive
across wild country to Laki crater |
56 -
Approaching Laki crater peak
looming ahead above lava wilderness |
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57 -
Ascent of Laki crater peak's SE
flank looking down across lava-scape |
58 -
NE fissure-row of Lakagígur
craters viewed from Laki summit |
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SW fissure-row of Lakagígur
craters viewed from Laki summit |
60 -
Descent of Laki's SW
shoulder
with first of Lakagígur craters |
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61 -
Tjarnargígur flooded crater in
SW Lakigígar fissure crater-row |
62 -
Female Ptarmigan well-
camouflaged among vegetation |
63 -
Open crater mouth at southern
end of Tjarnargígur fissure row |
64 -
Sunny morning at Kirkjubær II
Camping, Kirkjubæjarklaustur |
