Into the Glacier
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Into the Glacier
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In August 2019, Icelanders sent a message to the future. Written by author Andri Snær Magnason, it read: “Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years, all our glaciers are ..read more
Into the Glacier
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Considering a fall trip to Iceland? Great idea! From off-season travel deals and fewer crowds, to refreshing hikes in lava landscapes and the magnificent Northern Lights, there are a million fabulous reasons to visit Iceland in autumn. Really your only ..read more
Into the Glacier
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Are you planning an autumn visit to Iceland? If so, and if you’d like to visit one of the country’s famous ice caves, then read on. This is what you need to know about visiting an ice cave in autumn ..read more
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You’ve got to feel just a little bit sorry for Glymur waterfall. For years it was held in high regard as Iceland’s tallest waterfall – in a country with so many of them, it’s good to be special – and ..read more
Into the Glacier
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One of Iceland’s stand-out attractions, Thingvellir – also known as Þingvellir – is a must for visitors. Fortunately, it’s easy to arrange a trip, either as part of an organised tour or independently. Here’s a brief guide to everything you ..read more
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Set up in 2001, Snæfellsjökull National Park forms part, but not all, of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Of the three national parks in Iceland, it’s unique in linking the seashore to the mountains, encompassing both. It covers an area of about ..read more
Into the Glacier
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With winter’s frosty grip comes the most exquisite of all the world’s landforms: the ice cave. Created afresh each year, snowfalls compact down into crystalline firn and still more to pure blue ice. These ethereal caverns can be almost translucent ..read more
Into the Glacier
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Getting the clothing right during a visit to an ice cave is crucial. Who wants to be distracted from the majesty and beauty of their surroundings because of cold feet? With temperatures in most temperate glacier ice caves typically around ..read more
Into the Glacier
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Langjokull Glacier is Iceland’s second-largest ice cap after Vatnajökull and the closest glacier to Reykjavik. But what else do you need to know about the tongue of ice known as the “Long Glacier”? What’s a Glacier? Glaciers are bodies of ..read more
Into the Glacier
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Iceland should be called the kingdom of fire and ice, with its wild landscape abundantly decorated with volcanoes and glaciers. With spectacular crystal caves hidden beneath its unique landscape, Iceland is an adventurer’s dream. Glacial ice caves in Iceland are ..read more