Atlas Obscura, a digital travel atlas of obscure destinations around the world, writes that Elephant Rock – Halldórsskora in Icelandic – is located on Heimaey Island, the lar ...
This basalt column waterfall – located by Stuðlagil Canyon in Efri-Jökuldalur in Fljótsdalshérað, East Iceland –was discovered after the creation of the Káranhjúkar hydro-dam.
"The island's entire surface is made of volcanic rock, most of it basalt (the igneous rock that forms when lava cools). Iceland's towering cliffs and jagged islands and skerries are all made of ...
Iceland is home to magnificent geological formations, but one of its most unusual natural sights is the Elephant Rock ...
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At 60 meters high, Skogafoss is one of Iceland's most iconic and easily accessible waterfalls for solo travelers like me.
Iceland's Vik Beach is one of the most breathtaking ... is famous for its jet-black volcanic sand, towering basalt columns, and the powerful Atlantic waves that crash against its shore.