Nikulásargjá
Þingvellir area is on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the faults and fissures of the area bear evidence to the rifting of the earth's crust. Nikulásargjá (Nicholas´s fault) is a part of the fault system, filled with crystal clear water up to 25m deep.
Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park is where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws - seen as a covenant between free men - and settled disputes. (whc.unesco.org/en/list/1152)
Nikulásargjá
Þingvellir area is on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the faults and fissures of the area bear evidence to the rifting of the earth's crust. Nikulásargjá (Nicholas´s fault) is a part of the fault system, filled with crystal clear water up to 25m deep.
Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park is where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws - seen as a covenant between free men - and settled disputes. (whc.unesco.org/en/list/1152)