North Iceland

Húsavík Whale Museum is run by a non-profit organization founded in 1997, when Ásbjörn Björgvinsson opened a small exhibition here under the name Hvalamiðstöðin - the Whale Centre.…

Godafoss (Goðafoss) is a waterfall in northern Iceland. Falling from a height of 12 meters (about 40 ft) and 30 meters (about 100 ft) wide, it lies on…

Skutustadagigar are pseudo-craters (rootless cones) - truly unique volcanic formations, even by Icelandic standards. How the Skutustadagigar pseudo-craters were formed The Skútustaðagígar pseudo-craters lie in the Lake Mývatn…

Krafla is one of Iceland’s most striking and active volcanoes. Its heat also drives the Krafla geothermal power plant (Kröflustöð), which has been generating electricity since 1978. In…

Kálfshamarsvík is a cove with beautifully shaped cliffs and basalt columns that formed about two million years ago. According to many tourists, it is precisely these basalt rocks…