Gudrun's photos
River Kreppá and Austurleið
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Highland Road F910 and river Kreppá, the major tributary of Jökulsá a Fjöllum. A jökulhlaup (glacier outburst flood) from Vatnajökull would reach this area in less than 3 hours: avd.is/is/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jokulhlaup_kort_Holuhraun_20141017.png
On Highland Road F910-Austurleið
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After the Kreppá bridge F910 meanders through Krepputunga before doubling back to cross Jökulsá a Fjöllum. Móberg ridge Herðubreiðartögl and table volcano Herðubreið can be seen in the background, the foreground is filled with lava and pumice from Askja eruption.
Version with selective colouring added!
Herðubreið, the queen of Icelandic mountains
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Herðubreið (1682m) is a classic tuya (subglacial volcano) topped by a 300m thick subaerial lava shield. The photo was taken near the bridge over River Kreppá, the lava and pumice in the foreground stem from Askja eruptions.
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
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Jökulsárlón, fed by Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, is famous for its floatings icebergs. It is increasing in size because of glacier melt- at ca.18 km² it is now 4 times larger than in 1970.
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
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Jökulsárlón, fed by Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, is famous for its floatings icebergs. It is increasing in size because of glacier melt- at ca.18 km² it is now 4 times larger than in 1970.
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
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Jökulsárlón, fed by Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, is famous for its floatings icebergs. It is a popular film setting- for a James Bond movie the short river leading to the sea was blocked so the lake could freeze over.
Ice on the beach
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Iceberg fragments from Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon end up on the beach at Breiðamerkursandur
Fjallsárlón
Fjallsárlón and Fjallsjökull
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Fjallsjökull like other glaciers has receded, creating a glacier lagoon with icebergs calving into it. On the right is Breiðamerkurjökull, both glaciers are part of Vatnajökull.
Svinafellsjökull
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Svinafellsjökull is one of the glacier tongues coming down from Öræfajökull, a subglacial volcano in the southern part of Vatnajökull. Svínafellsjökull has been retreating considerably in recent times.
Svinafellsjökull
Hundafoss
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One of the falls of Stórilækur stream in Skaftafell. Svartifoss further upstream is the famous one.
Dyrhólaey lava beach
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Cape Dyrhólaey is a former submarine volcano. The eroded tuff cone is topped by pahoehoe lava flows.
Lundis at Dyrhólaey
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Puffins (fratercula arctica) breed in large colonies, building their burrows near cliff tops.
Very few of the puffins at Dyrhólaey laid eggs in 2014 due to lack of sandeels to feed their young (a consequence of global warming) . The colonies on Vestmannaeyjar are also threatened whereas colonies in the north are still thriving.
Þorvaldseyri - in the shadow of Eyjafjallajökull
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Þorvaldseyri was one of the farms hit hardest by ashfall. At the new visitor centre a video of the eruption is shown.
Seljalandsfoss
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Seljalandsfoss lies at the foot of Eyjafjallajökull and drops 60m over the former coastline. One can walk behind the waterfall but depending on the wind direction you can get rather wet.
Stóra Dímon and Eyjafjallajökull
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Markarfljót valley and western side of Eyjafjallajökull seen from the Ring Road. Stóra Dímon is the rock in the middle.
Stóraverslón and Hofsjökull
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Looking NW from Sprengisandur (F26) highland road to Stóraverslón lakes and Hofsjökull glacier
