The ten natural wonders that Iceland wants to restrict to tourism.
THE BLUE LAGOON
This geothermal spa is located southwest of the island. Its waters are at a temperature of 40 ° and are rich in silica and sulfur, which makes them a good therapy for treatments of diseases in the skin.
GULLFOSS
This cataract located in the canyon of the river Hvita is framed in one of the most popular tourist routes of the country. 2 of the main steps of this formation have between 11 and 21 meters of fall.
SELJALANDSFOSS
This waterfall, 60 meters, lies on the Seljalands River and has a cave that can be accessed on foot to see the spectacle from an unusual point of view.
VATNAJÖKULL
The largest glacier in Iceland and second largest in Europe covers an area of 8,100 km2, which is more than 8% of the surface of the whole island. The ice has a thickness of 400 meters reaching to have a km of thickness in several zones.
THE GREAT GEYSER
The oldest geyser that is known is able to send boiling water to more than 80 meters in height. In recent years, the activity of the geyser has decreased and is usually active about 3 times per day.
JÖKULSÁRLÓN
The largest glacial lake in the country lies at the southern end of the Vatnajökull glacier. It has a depth of 200 meters and it is usual to see icebergs floating on its surface.
MOUNTAIN MALIFELL
This volcano of 799 meters of altitude is located to the south of the island and has not registered activity in the last 10,000 years. The elevation is covered with moss that changes color depending on the soil moisture.
THE REYNISDRANGAR ROCKS
Legend has it that those 3 basalt rocks coming out of the Atlantic Ocean were, in fact, 3 trolls that went out one night to get a 3-masted boat. The maneuver took them longer than expected until the sun came up and petrified them.
MYVATN LAKE
The lake, which takes its name from the numerous flies that inhabit it, has numerous volcanic formations on its banks. Although covering an area of 37 km2 has very shallow depth, since the deepest point is only 4.5 meters.
VESTFIRÐIR
One of the areas less visited by the tourists is in the northwest end of the island. It is a sparsely populated area with numerous fjords and a poorly developed communications network that makes it particularly difficult to access the area when winter approaches.
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