Þingvallavatn Cloudscape
Majestic high-latitude clouds over the Þingvallavatn, Iceland’s largest lake, shot from the grounds of the Þingvellir National Park the visitors’ centre; the delta of the Öxará, a lake-to-lake river, is a prominent feature.
Behind it, left-to-right, the broad flat-top of Hrafnabjörg (763 metres, 10 km away), is framed by the Tindaskagi ridge (14-20 km away) to the left, and the long jagged ridge of Kálfstindar (around 11-14 km away rising to 877 meters above sea level). The mountainous plain north of Selfoss, around 30 km away, is just visible right of shot, centred on Inghóll.
Þingvellir (pronounced Thingg-veklir) is a motherlode of Icelandic culture, history, and geography. The National Park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Part of Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland, lies within the park’s boundaries.
Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until 1798.
The name Þingvellir is derived þing (“thing, assembly”) and vǫllr (“field”), meaning ‘assembly fields’. Compare the English thing and weald (“Thingweald”) from Anglo-Saxon þing and weald.
Þingvellir National Park is popular with tourists and is one of the three key attractions within the famous Golden Circle. Consequently, it can get a little crowded around key hotspots such as the visitor centre and the boardwalks leading to it from the car parks, but with such a vast area and a large number of hiking trails, I found it easy to awat from the crowds and enjoy this stunning natural landscape.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
Þingvallavatn Cloudscape
Majestic high-latitude clouds over the Þingvallavatn, Iceland’s largest lake, shot from the grounds of the Þingvellir National Park the visitors’ centre; the delta of the Öxará, a lake-to-lake river, is a prominent feature.
Behind it, left-to-right, the broad flat-top of Hrafnabjörg (763 metres, 10 km away), is framed by the Tindaskagi ridge (14-20 km away) to the left, and the long jagged ridge of Kálfstindar (around 11-14 km away rising to 877 meters above sea level). The mountainous plain north of Selfoss, around 30 km away, is just visible right of shot, centred on Inghóll.
Þingvellir (pronounced Thingg-veklir) is a motherlode of Icelandic culture, history, and geography. The National Park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Part of Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland, lies within the park’s boundaries.
Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until 1798.
The name Þingvellir is derived þing (“thing, assembly”) and vǫllr (“field”), meaning ‘assembly fields’. Compare the English thing and weald (“Thingweald”) from Anglo-Saxon þing and weald.
Þingvellir National Park is popular with tourists and is one of the three key attractions within the famous Golden Circle. Consequently, it can get a little crowded around key hotspots such as the visitor centre and the boardwalks leading to it from the car parks, but with such a vast area and a large number of hiking trails, I found it easy to awat from the crowds and enjoy this stunning natural landscape.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.