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Stuðlagil is a section of the canyon that the river Jökulsá á Brú flows through in the Jökuldalur Glacier Valley, and that contains Icelands largest collection of basalt columns. It is 500 m long and contains 20-30 m basalt columns on both sides of the river. The canyon is very picturesque with the river with blue/green water flowing through it. Access to the canyon from both north (250 m walk from Grund farm) and south (10 km roundtrip hike from Hákonarstaði farm) sides is off Road 923.
Basalt columns are formed by a process called columnar jointing when still magma cools down. When it cools down, it contracts and separates into columnar joints, often hexagonal. The separation begins where the cooling is greatest and continues as the rest cools little by little. They usually stand perpendicular on the cooling surface.
Black beach, Iceland. You can see two basalt sea stacks on the horizon.
Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.
Contemporary legends note the story of a husband who found his wife taken by the two trolls, frozen at night. The husband made the two trolls swear to never kill anyone ever again. His wife was the love of his life, whose free spirit he was unable to provide a home for; she found her fate out among the trolls, rocks, and sea at Reynisfjara.
At the end of a very rainy day in Iceland this place was worth waiting for. No colour has been removed from the photo.
Arnarstapi, IcelandBárður Snæfellsás was the settler of this area, half a troll and half a man, but his mother was human.
Cliffs near Arnarstapi village, Iceland
Gatklettur Stone Arch or Hellnar Arch is an eroded, circular stone arch found on a pebble beach between the villages of Arnarstapi and Hellner.
Stuðlagil is a section of the canyon that the river Jökulsá á Brú flows through in the Jökuldalur Glacier Valley, and that contains Icelands largest collection of basalt columns. It is 500 m long and contains 20-30 m basalt columns on both sides of the river. The canyon is very picturesque with blue/green water in the river flowing through it. Access to the canyon from both north (250 m walk from Grund farm) and south (10 km roundtrip hike from Hákonarstaði farm) sides is off Road 923.
Basalt columns are formed by a process called columnar jointing when still magma cools down. When it cools down, it contracts and separates into columnar joints, often hexagonal. The separation begins where the cooling is greatest and continues as the rest cools little by little. They usually stand perpendicular on the cooling surface.
Reynisfjara black sand beach, South Iceland
What sets Reynisfjara apart from all the rest are its black volcanic sands, smooth pebbles, unique rock formations, overall moody atmosphere and huge waves crashing on the shore.
Litlanesfoss is beautifully framed with huge basalt columns. Hengifoss can be seen in the background.
A monochrome shot of a stormy North Atlantic crashing against basalt columns of an extinct volcanic vent on Iceland's southern coast.
Day 3 of a six day roadtrip with Paul and Steven around the Southwest and South East of Iceland in May 2015
Svartifoss
Svartifoss (Black Fall) is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name. Ther are also similar formations throughout Iceland, including a small cave on the beach of Reynisdrangar.
The base of this waterfall is noteworthy for its sharp rocks. New hexagonal column sections break off faster than the falling water wears down the edges.
These basalt columns have provided inspiration for Icelandic architects, most visibly in the Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, and also the National Theatre.
Basalt columns are formed by a process called columnar jointing when still magma cools down. When it cools down, it contracts and separates into columnar joints, often hexagonal. The separation begins where the cooling is greatest and continues as the rest cools little by little. They usually stand perpendicular on the cooling surface.
Stuðlagil is a section of the canyon that the river Jökulsá á Brú flows through in the Jökuldalur Glacier Valley, and that contains Icelands largest collection of basalt columns. It is 500 m long and contains 20-30 m basalt columns on both sides of the river. The canyon is very picturesque with blue/green water in the river flowing through it. Access to the canyon from both north (250 m walk from Grund farm) and south (10 km roundtrip hike from Hákonarstaði farm) sides is off Road 923.
The world-famous Reynisfjara shore, near the village Vík in Mýrdalur on Iceland's South Coast, is widely regarded as the most impressive shore in Iceland. Reynisfjara is a black pebble beach and features an amazing cliff of regular basalt columns resembling a rocky step pyramid, which is called Garðar. Out in the sea are the spectaculary shaped basalt sea stacks Reynisdrangar. The area is rich birdlife, including puffins, fulmars and guillemots.
(Travel Iceland)
Kálfshamarsvík, a small bay in Northern Iceland. Around 1900 there was a fishing station here, and a small settlement, but it was finally abandoned around the time of the depression. The buildings from that time are all gone. Kálfshamarsvik is known for its picturesque basalt columns by the seashore.
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Details: 11mm, f22, 30 sec exposure with 5 stop ND filters, ISO200, Shot late in the evening, postprocessing LR 3
Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking, mostly hexagonal basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption during the Tertiary, some 50–60 million years ago. This site has been studied for 300 years and greatly influenced the beginnings of the discipline of geology.
It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Aldeyjarfoss is a 20 m high waterfall in Bárðardalur District of northern Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur highland road. The 178 km semi-glacial Skjálfandafljót river which cuts through the 8000 year old Bárðardalur lava field from the Trölladyngia crater near Vatnajökull glacier plummets over a cliff into a beautiful lagoon to form the waterfall. On either side of the the waterfal are rows of symmetrical hexagonal basalt columns. This is my favorite waterfall in Iceland.
The Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is situated in the north of Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road which means it is to be found within the Highlands of Iceland.
One of the most interesting features of the waterfall is the contrast between the black basalt columns and the white waters of the fall. In this, it is similar to the much smaller Icelandic waterfall Svartifoss in Skaftafell.
The river Skjálfandafljót drops here from a height of 20 m. The basalt belongs to a lava field called Frambruni or Suðurárhraun, hraun being the Icelandic designation for lava.
(Wikipedia)
Stuðlagil is a section of the canyon that the river Jökulsá á Brú flows through in the Jökuldalur Glacier Valley, and that contains Icelands largest collection of basalt columns. It is 500 m long and contains 20-30 m basalt columns on both sides of the river. The canyon is very picturesque with blue/green water in the river flowing through it. Access to the canyon from both north (250 m walk from Grund farm) and south (10 km roundtrip hike from Hákonarstaði farm) sides is off Road 923.
Kirkjugolfid, The Church Floor; east of Kirkjubaejarklaustur village, Iceland
The basalt columns were formed when lava cooled and contracted, cracking the rock. When this happened, the lava broke apart evenly, creating the distinctive hexagonal shape.
My daughter and I met up about halfway between our homes on Sunday for lunch and to take photos . Neither of us had been to Fingal Head before but it was a beautiful and interesting spot. Most of our attention was focused on the basalt columns of the headland.
low tide at the Giant's Causeway showing some of the interlocking basalt columns that are usually beneath the sea.
Most of the volcanic columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides...
A wide, dramatic perspective of the award-winning Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre situated on the shoreline of Reykjavík's Old Harbour.
Commissioned before the economic crash with construction beginning in 2007, the building became a major symbol of Icelandic resilience when the government stepped in to fully finance its completion following the 2008 financial crisis. Formally named on 11 December 2009 and opened to the public with its inaugural concert on 4 May 2011, this structural masterpiece is a triumph of contemporary architecture.
Designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in close collaboration with famed Danish-Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson, the signature southern facade features three-dimensional 'quasi-bricks'—a twelve-sided geometric pattern inspired by the natural volcanic basalt columns found across Iceland's coasts. This structural honeycomb pattern creates a living canvas, shifting its colours dynamically to reflect the surrounding ocean, sky, and city life.
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I really didn’t get to explore and photograph the basalt as much as I would have liked because the skua kept attacking me with a vengeance. I covered my head with my fleece jacket and cursed myself for leaving my umbrella in the car. They sliced across my head more times than I can count but as far as I can tell, they didn’t actually cut me open. It hurt, though, and it was unnerving, so I finally yelled, “Okay, okay! I’m leaving! Jesus Christ!” and stomped back to the car.