Iceland Photo Gallery - Weeks 16~18
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1 -
Foss á Siða waterfalls tumbling
over former coastal cliffs escarpment
2 -
Ring Road across Brunahraun
lava field
3
- Skeiðarársandur glacial outwash
flood-plain and Skeiðarárjökull glacier
4 -
Skeiðarársandur against
backdrop of Vatnajökull ice-cap
5
- Remains of Skeiðarárbru washed
away by 1996
jökulhlaup
flash-flood
6
- Hundafoss waterfalls
in Skaftafell National Park
7
- Öræfajökull glacier covering
2110m high Hvannadalsnúkur
8
- Svartifoss waterfall on Skaftafell
surrounded by basalt columns
9
- Bearberry (
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
) growing on Skaftafell
10
- Distant Hvannadalsnúkur and
ridge of Hafrafell from Skaftafell
11
- Svinafellsjökull glacial snout
against backdrop of Vatnajökull
12
- Sediment-stained snout
of Svinafellsjökull outlet-glacier
13
- Skaftafellsjökull and glacial snout
looking up to Vatnajökull ice-cap
14
- Lunch sandwiches on lateral
moraine of Skaftafellsjökull
15
- Glacial icebergs floating on
Skaftafellsjökull meltwater lagoon
16
- Skaftafellsjökull's full sweep
down from Vatnajökull ice-cap
17
- Skaftafellsá glacial river
pouring from Svinafellsjökull
18
- Hvannadalsnúkur, Iceland's
highest peak (2110m)
19
- Öræfajökull glacier covering
ridges of Hvannadalsnúkur
20
- Turf-roofed church at Hof
backed by Öræfajökull mountains
21
- Rainbow spanning valley of Kvíá
glacial river pouring from Kviárjökull
22
- Kviárjökull glacier
snaking down between enclosing peaks
23
- Hrútárjökull and Fjallsjökull
draining into Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon
24
- Iceberg filled Fjallsárlón glacial
lagoon at foot of Hrútárjökull
25
- Icebergs calved from Fjallsjökull
floating on Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon
26
- Icebergs floating silently
around Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon
27
- Looking out across Fjallsárlón
towards Fjallsjökull and Öræfajökull
28
- Turquoise-blue icebergs
calved from Fjallsjökull glacier
29
- Chill glacial wind blowing across
Fjallsárlón lagoon from Fjallsjökull
30
- Glacial ice from Öræfajökull,
Hrútárjökull and Fjallsjökull
31
- Fjallsjökull glacial slopes and
Öræfajökull snow-fields beyond
32
- Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and
Breiðamerkurjökull glacier
33
- Jökulsárlón ice-boulders swirling
around in surging lagoon current
34
- Jökulsárlón lagoon icebergs
streaked with volcanic ash fallout
35
- Jökulsárlón icebergs
melted into weird shapes
36
- Jökulsárlón against backdrop
of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier
37
-
J
ökulsárlón ice 'diamonds' on
black Atlantic shore
38
- Northward vista of mountains
and glaciers from Höfn Camping
39
- Boats moored at Höfn harbour
40
- Mountain and glacier panorama
across Hornafjörður
41
- Dramatic mountainous, glacier-strewn panorama across Hornafjörður
42
- Northern Wheatear (female)
on coastal rocks at Ósland
43
- Flaring sunset above
northward skyline of mountains
44
- Atlantic surf, black sand and
Vestrahorn at Stokksnes
45
- Fishing harbour at Djúpivogur
village on Berufjörður
46
- Unloading today's catch from
fishing boat
Glaður
at Djúpivogur
47
- Haddock fillets from skipper
of fishing boat
Glaður
48
- Stöðvarfjörður fishing port and mountainous backdrop of narrow fjord
49
- Fáskrúðsfjörður mountains with
residual snow reflected in harbour
50
- Washing up on a sunny morning
at Fáskrúðsfjörður Camping
51
- Fáskrúðsfjörður Camping
in Iceland's East Fjords
52
- Kilometre long Fjarðaál aluminium
smelting plant at Reyðarfjörður
53
- Eskifjörður church with waterfalls
and tiered basalt mountain-side
54
- Ocean-going trawler at Eskifjörður harbour by fish-processing factory
55
- Mature birches giving wind
shelter at Reyðarfjörður Camping
56
- Snipe sheltering under hedge
at Reyðarfjörður Camping
57
- Hafrahvammar Canyon topped by
spray from Hverfandi
58
- Overspill from Hálslón reservoir
dropping into Kárahnjúkar spill-way
59
- Kárahnjúkar spill-way with
overspill dropping into gorge
60
- Hverfandi falls from outer face
of dam's rock-fill wall
61
- Kárahnjúkar Dam's rock-fill
retaining wall and Hálslón reservoir
62
- Kárahnjúkar Dam and
Hálslón reservoir
63
- Cloud reflections in
Hálslón reservoir
64
- Rainbow over Hverfandi falls at Kárahnjúkar Dam
65
- Snow-covered peak of Snæfell
viewed from Fljótsdalsheiði
66
- Village-port of Seyðisfjörður,
departure point for ferry to Denmark
67
- First snows of autumn on
mountains around Seyðisfjörður fjord
68
- Departing Seyðisfjörður on ferry
for Denmark - Farewell Iceland!
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