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The area is the most popular ski resort for the inhabitants of Iceland's Capital City Area. [2]The winter sports area is situated at elevations between 460 and 700 m. [4]15 km of easy and intermediate slopes for skiing and snowboarding as well as 15 lifts (tow lifts and chair lifts) are available as well as possibilities for night skiing. [4]
The Arctic Circle runs through the island, which attracts many of the island's visitors, as it is the only accessible location in Iceland that far north. However, due to long-term oscillations in the Earth's axis, the Arctic Circle is shifting northward by about 14.5 metres (48 ft) per year (varying substantially from year to year due to the ...
Helgafell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛlkaˌfɛtl̥] ⓘ) is a mountain on Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland. [1] The height of the mountain is 338 m. [2] Name.
The name of Þorbjörn or Þorbjarnarfell [ˈθɔrˌpja(r)tnarˌfɛtl̥], the “mountain of Þorbjörn” is a popular man's name in Iceland connected with the son of a farmer in the region. When a group of bandits were tyrannizing the farmers in the area and disappeared into hiding after their raids, the young man pretended to be part of the ...
Update on Grímsvötn Activity – from the Icelandic Met Office and University of Iceland (will be updated if activity resumes) Current seismology around Grímsvötn – Earthquakes in last 48 hours; Webcam by Míla, Iceland (exact location unknown) Webcam at Jökulsárlón, south of the volcano, by Míla, Iceland Archived 2011-03-12 at the ...
Kirkjufell (Icelandic: [ˈcʰɪr̥cʏˌfɛtl̥] ⓘ, "Church Mountain") is a 463 m [1] high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country. [ 2 ]
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Lacking a central volcanic cone, the Svartsengi volcanic system consists of a set of fissures, cones and volcanic craters aligned over 30 km (19 mi) in length and 7 km (4.3 mi) in width, oriented north-east to south-west and surrounded by fields of lava: [3] Þorbjörn (243 m (797 ft)), Hagafell (158 m (518 ft)), Sundhnúkur 134 m (440 ft) (Sundhnúksgígar means the associated crater row ...