A lava geyser on July 13, 2021 at the Fagradalsfjall Volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Western Iceland. The Volcano is about 30 miles south-west of Reykjavík.
Reykjanes, Iceland - July 13, 2021: Hikers overlooking cooling lava flows in the Nátthagi valley that recently flowed from Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southwestern Iceland. The Volcano is about 30 miles south-west of Reykjavík.
Reykjanes, Iceland - July 13, 2021: Tourists in the Nátthagi valley walk on recently cooled lava from the Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southwestern Iceland.
Reykjanes, Iceland - July 13, 2021: Tourists in the Nátthagi valley walk on recently cooled lava from the Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southwestern Iceland.
Cooling lava flows in the Nátthagi valley have recently flowed from the Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southwestern Iceland.
Akurey, Iceland - July 14, 2021: Grave yard of Akureyjarkirkja, a church on the rural South Coast of Iceland. The Church was built in 1912 and set in grazing farm land.
Akurey, Iceland - July 14, 2021: View of Akureyjarkirkja and grave yard with dramatic clouds on the rural South Coast of Iceland. The Church was built in 1912 and set in grazing farm land.
Akurey, Iceland - July 14, 2021: View of Akureyjarkirkja and grave yard with dramatic clouds on the rural South Coast of Iceland. The Church was built in 1912 and set in grazing farm land.
Gullfoss, a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is a tiered Cataract, its total height is 32 m. It has two falls, of which the longest drop is 21 meters tall. Gullfoss is in the Iceland's Golden Circle and a popular tourist destination.
Gullfoss, a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is a tiered Cataract, its total height is 32 m. It has two falls, of which the longest drop is 21 meters tall. Gullfoss is in the Iceland's Golden Circle and a popular tourist destination.
Looking down on the second cataract of Gullfoss in in southwest Iceland. This part of the waterfall drops 21 meters or 69 feet to the river below. Gullfoss is in the Iceland's Golden Circle and a popular tourist destination.
A foggy day at the far end of Hvalfjordur, a fiord in Western Iceland, just north of Reykjavík. A large sandbar is formed by rivers entering the fiord.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 21, 2021: Traditional Icelandic houses along the west side of the lake Tjörnin in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. Ducks and a swan are seen in the foreground. Development of Reykjavik has been centered around the lake.
Seljalandsfoss, a waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland. The waterfall drops 197 ft and visitors can walk behind the falls. This photo shows a brisk breeze forcing the falling water blow to the side.
Seljalandsfoss, Iceland - July 14, 2021: Seljalandsfoss, a waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland. This is a detail of visitors walking along the the path behind the waterfall on a windy summer day.
Skógá River in the south of Iceland as it winds its way through lush farmland to the sea. Here it is seen from the top of Skógafoss with the visitor parking lot in the foreground
Skógafoss a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland, seen here on a windy day. It is one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland with a width 82 feet and a drop of 200 ft.
Skógafoss a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland. Here it is seen from the side with summer wildflowers blooming in the grass adjacent to the falls. It is one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland with a width 82 feet and a drop of 200 ft.
Sólheimajökull, Iceland - July 14, 2021: Visitors to Sólheimajökull, a glacier in southern Iceland, prepare their safety equipment and crampons for a walk onto the glacial ice. The face of the glacier is seen across the lake at the foot of glacier
View of the face of the Sólheimajökull is a glacier in southern Iceland. It is located between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull. The glacier is melting rapidly owing to warmer annual temperatures due to climate change.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - July 15, 2021: The Bergur fishing trawler is docked the the harbor harbor at Heimaey Island, Iceland. The red and white hull reflects in the still water of the harbor.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - July 15, 2021: The harbor on the island of Heimaey, Iceland. Tourist excursion boats are in foreground with fishing boats behind them. In the background is a fish processing plant.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - July 15, 2021: Ferry terminal in the harbor of the island of Heimaey, Iceland. The tall box next to the gangway contains arms which extend to the vessel to charge the batteries of the hybrid diesel-electric ferry
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - July 15, 2021: The wood trusses in the roof of the nave of Heimaey Stave Church (2000) which is a replica of an 1170 stave church in Norway. The Heimaey church is a gift from the Norwegians on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the Icelandic conversion to Christianity
Landlyst on Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland is the second oldest building on Westman Islands. Built in 1848, Landlyst housed Iceland’s first maternity hospital, and is now a medical museum.
Rock walls of Almannagja Fault in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland on a clear summer day.
Thingvallakirkja, a small church in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland, dates back to 1859. The bell tower contains three bells: a very old one, another dating from 1697 and a third which was added on the 17th of June 1944, when the Icelandic republic was established at Thingvellir.
The interior of Thingvallakirkja (1859), a small historic church in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland, has a wood interior painted in shades of green and blue. It includes a 17th-century wooden pulpit and a painted altarpiece from 1834.
Rock walls of Almannagja Fault in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland on a beautiful clear summer day. At the right is the Oxara River.
Rock walls of Almannagja Fault in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland on a clear summer day. Beyond is the Oxara River as it enters Thingvallavatn Lake.
A view of the blue clear water of Drekkingarhylur (Drowning Pool) as it sits alongside the rock walls of Almannagja Fault in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. This was a place of execution for "moral offenses" from the 16th to the 18th century.
View of the delta of the Oxara River in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland on a clear summer day. Thingvallavatn lake is beyond.
View of Thingvellir National Park, Iceland showing Thingvellir Church and Thingvellir House on the Oxara River.
Laugarvatn, Iceland - July 17, 2021: Heradsskolinn guesthouse in an historic 1928 school house at Laugarvatn Lake. The buildings are white and made of stone, but they line up interconnectedly in the style of Iceland’s original turf houses, complete with slanting roofs of green.
Laugarvatn, Iceland - July 17, 2021: Heradsskolinn guesthouse in an historic 1928 school house at Laugarvatn Lake. The buildings are white and made of stone, but they line up interconnectedly in the style of Iceland’s original turf houses, complete with slanting roofs of green.
Colorful blue and yellow lichen on a rock from the Bifrost area of Western Iceland.
Bifrost, Iceland - July 20, 2021: Traditional Icelandic turf houses now used as as farm storage and workshops. These are located at a farm in Bifrost, Iceland.
Bifrost, Iceland - July 17, 2021: A modern house in the valley of the Nordura river in Bifrost, Western Iceland. The Nordura river is a popular place to fish for natural Atlantic Salmon.
Glannifoss or Glanni waterfall in the Nordura river in Bifrost, Western Iceland. Tradition believes it to be the dwelling place of elves and trolls. Glanni waterfall is small but drops in three multi-layered tiers
A small long waterfall with four separate sections drops down a green and beige treeless hillside in the Bifrost area of Western Iceland. Low clouds are just above the falls.
Trees reflect in the still water in this view of small islands in the Oxara River in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland on a beautiful sunny summer day with puffy clouds.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 21, 2021: The Free Church in Reykjavik and The National Gallery of Iceland are on the east side of the lake Tjörnin. The Church was consecrated in 1903. The National Gallery features works by Icelandic & international artists from the 19th & 20th centuries
Reykjavík, Iceland - July 14, 2021: View of the back of the modernist Einar Jonsson Museum (1923) in Reykjavík Iceland. In the background on the right is the Hallgrímskirkja Tower. Jonsson (1874-1954) was an Icelandic sculptor. What looks like a column on the museum facade encloses a sprial staircase.
Reykjavík, Iceland - July 14, 2021: Sculpted male busts on a shelf against a red wall at the the Einar Jonsson Museum in Reykjavík Iceland. Einar Jonsson (1874-1954) was an Icelandic sculptor.
Reykjavík Iceland - July 21, 2021: Exterior of Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, completed in 1986. At 244 ft tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country.
Reykjavík Iceland - July 20, 2021: The interior of Hallgrímskirkja, church in Reykjavík, completed in 1986, is spare and dramatic. Tall columns flank the isle, leading to the curved apse with tall glass windows. It has the shape of a tall gothic church but with minimalist ornamentation
Reykjavík Iceland - July 20, 2021: The interior of Hallgrímskirkja, church in Reykjavík, completed in 1986, is spare and dramatic. Tall columns flank the isle, leading to the curved apse with tall glass windows. It has the shape of a tall gothic church but with minimalist ornamentation
Reykjavík Iceland - July 20, 2021: The pipe organ in Hallgrímskirkja, church in Reykjavík, is the largest in Iceland. Containing 5275 pipes, it was completed in 1992 by German organ builder Johannes Klais of Bonn.
Reykjavík Iceland - July 20, 2021: The pipe organ in Hallgrímskirkja, church in Reykjavík, is the largest in Iceland. Containing 5275 pipes, it was completed in 1992 by German organ builder Johannes Klais of Bonn.
Tjornin, a small lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland as seen from Hallgrímskirkja Tower. Development of Reykjavik has been centered around the lake.
Looking down Skolavoroustigur at the city and the port of Reykjavik, Iceland, as seen from the Hallgrímskirkja Tower on a clear summer day.
Looking down Skolavoroustigur at the city and the port of Reykjavik, Iceland, as seen from the Hallgrímskirkja Tower on a clear summer day.
Reykjavik city airport (RKV), as seen from the Hallgrímskirkja Tower on a clear summer day. It is the principal domestic airport in Iceland.
Looking north-east over Reykjavik, Iceland from the Hallgrímskirkja Tower. In the middle ground a ship in the Reykjavik Cruise Terminal.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 20, 2021: A typical house in the old section of Reykjavik, Iceland with corrigated metal siding. This one has a glass enclosure on the front. A bicyclist rides on the road in front of the house.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 21, 2021: A traditional corrugated metal house in the old section of downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. This house has red siding with white trim. From 1915 to the mid 1920's, a metal siding was required by law all new houses built close together in Reykjavik.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 21, 2021: This symmetrical, modernist two story house at Freyjugata 39 is in the downtown area of Reykjavík, Iceland. With a rough stucco exterior finish, it is now a guest house.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 21, 2021: A recently renovated hotel (2020) at Laugavegur 97, the main shopping street in Reykjavik, Iceland. The facade design uses narrow vertical panels in shades of grey and dramatic balconies framed with glass and black panels.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 20, 2021: A fishing trawler being repainted at a dry dock in the port of Reykjavik, Iceland. Many cans of marine paint are on pallets in the foreground.
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 20, 2021: Two fishing trawlers being repainted at a dry dock in the port of Reykjavik. Fisheries, is the main part of the Iceland's economy, accounting for 15% of GDP and 75% of the nation's goods exports in 2021
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 20, 2021: Two fishing trawlers being repainted at a dry dock in the port of Reykjavik. Fisheries, is the main part of the Iceland's economy, accounting for 15% of GDP and 75% of the nation's goods exports in 2021