Iceland in Pictures

The most interesting pictures from Iceland. Photos of Reykjavík, photos of Icelandic People, pictures of Icelandic Nature and Iceland Travel. I'm heavily affiliated with Iceland and proud of it. Lived most of my life in Iceland but spent enough time abroad to truly appreciate Iceland's uniqueness. More about Iceland in Pictures

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Full moon over Ísafjörður, Iceland by Haukur. Have you seen the extreme approach to the Ísafjörður airport?

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It was a tad windy in Iceland yesterday. Photo taken by Áslaug María Friðriksdóttir in the Vestmannaeyjar islands.

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The Icelandic Coast Guard Rescues a Humpback Whale - Video

A lone fisherman just off the coast of Skagafjörður in northern Iceland accidentally had a humpback whale swim through his net. After making a few attempts himself to free the whale he called for assistance. Fortunately the Coast Guard was only half an hour away and responded quickly. They managed to cut a strand of the net that was hooked around the whale's fin. Not an easy task with such a giant animal up close. From a short distance away, a second humpback whale kept an eye on the whole operation.

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hi - we are planning to hire a motor home and do a lap of Iceland, can we stop and overnight anywhere or do we have to stay in organised camp sites?

It should be fine to stop in most places as long as you use some common sense and leave no mark.

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Unchained Iceland

Geoff Harper took his fat bike and rode along the black sand beaches on Iceland's South Coast.

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Your picture is fantastic! We are going to Iceland and I am trying to navigate my preliminary itinerary. I see that this is close to Rerkjavik which is where we are staying but when I look up on Google Maps, they have about an hour and 1/2 away. Is that right?

What picture?

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The Icelandic Police check out a snowy mountain pass

There is an extreme amount of snow in the northern part of Iceland right now. This photo is taken on the Gemlufallsheiði plateau in the Vestfjord region. Here's a great description of last weekend's snow storm.

Photo by Alexandra Birgisdóttir.

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I'ts always been my dream to live in Iceland. I live Canada. Do you have tips or suggestions about how I can go about living there? Also how well is the internet connections?

Check out some previous answers, in particular ones about studying in Iceland.

Internet connections are good, in fact there are many ideas of building major data centers in Iceland in order to make use of the cold climate and cheap environmentally friendly electricity.

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THE STORM

by Leslie Anthony There’s a natural human temptation to exaggerate over that in which we are in awe, and storms fall easily into that category. On a recent film shoot along the north coast of Icela...

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are there sheep and cows in iceland

Yes. In fact there are several times more sheep in Iceland than people.

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Icelandic Wrecking Ball

Örvar Helgason a sailor on the Icelandic trawler Höfrungur III sent his friends this photo of himself hanging on the "wrecking ball" somewhere off the south coast of Iceland. There is no reason not to have a little fun when the winter seas aren't too rough.

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Going to Iceland June 5th. I was hoping to do the Laugavegurinn trail; however, the road might not be open. If that is the case is it possible to do it anyway, and if so,how?

That is quite early for Laugavegurinn. Most hikers take the bus to Landmannalaugar, but the road usually only opens sometime in early to mid June. Even if you have the cash to hire a super jeep to get you there, the road might not only be impassable but closed off to prevent damage during the thaw period (muddy). If the road is open, be prepared for the first couple of days to be in snow.

You can however be sure that it is possible to get to the other end of the trail, Þórsmörk, in June. Þórsmörk by itself is a great hiking destination. You can do endless day hikes in the area and eventually cross the Fimmvörðuháls Col to Skógar.

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hello again. I've been looking for relations between the Greeks and the Icelanders. There's not much that connect the two nations. I've just noticed that the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) is using the Greek ancient goddess Athena as a logo. Do you know anything about it?

My old school and Iceland’s oldest school, Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (Reykjavik Junior College) has a statue in the yard of the school’s mascot, Pallas Aþena. The school is also the only high school that teaches ancient Greek.

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Lamb Testicles

What's cooking tonight? Þorri is the fourth winter month in the old Icelandic calander, mid January to mid February in modern speak. During this time, Icelanders typically go to one Þorrablót (Þorri feast) often organized by large workplaces, groups of friends, sport clubs etc. In these feasts you will find the traditional Icelandic food that would be the only thing left this far into winter. This is when Icelanders guzzle down their hákarl (rotten shark) with Brennivín as an appetizer before moving into the soured ram's testicles, salted seal flippers and the ever delicious blood pudding.

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WHAT DO ICELANDICS EAT? I AM GOING TO TRAVEL TO ICELAND IN JUNE AND I DON'T LIKE FISH, CAN I SURVIVE WITHOUT EATING IT?

ALL SORTS OF THINGS. YES YOU WILL SURVIVE. JUST EAT BÆJARINS BESTU EVERY DAY.

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hi. Do you know how many Greeks live in Iceland? I guess they can't be more than 200. If I come, I guess I can stay for at least six months without having to be given a kennitala, right?

There were exactly 20 Greeks living in Iceland at the end of 2013 according to Hagstofan.

Both countries are part of Schengen, so you don't even need your passport to get here and don't need any permit to stay for 90 days. I'm not sure what happens after those first 90 days, but it should be easy to sort out.

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60% of the population of Iceland lives here