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The village of VÃk is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around 180 km by road southeast of ReykjavÃk.
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Large so much nicer.
The village VÃk in the south of Iceland is indicated on road signs from a long distance (about 180 km from ReykjavÃk), despite its small size (about 300 inhabitants).
The town is the wettest place in Iceland.
It is an important service center for the inhabitants and tourists around the Mýrdalsjökull glacier.
Vik lies directly downstream from the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which itself is on top of the Katla volcano. Katla is not only an active volcano, it is also well overdue for an eruption. Locals fear that such an eruption could trigger an enormous flash flood of glacial runoff, potentially large enough to obliterate the entire town. The town's church, located high on a hill, is believed to be the only building that would survive such a flood. Thus, the people of Vik practice periodic drills and know to rush to the church at the first sign of an eruption.
Here you can see the winter pens where the sheep are held during the season. Outside of winter they are allowed to roam free and graze.
Church in Vik, Iceland
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Probably my favourite place in Iceland is the beach at Vik with its huge crashing waves. I tried to simplify it into 3 layers.