Iceland is home to more glaciers, geysers and fresh water than countries 10 times its size. Haifoss waterfall is near the Hekla volcano in southern Iceland.
Iceland is home to more glaciers, geysers and fresh water than countries 10 times its size. Haifoss waterfall is near the Hekla volcano in southern Iceland.
Philip Bloom
Dramatic Icelandic landscapes like the highlands surrounding Landmannalaugar have inspired movies such as "Lord of the Rings" and television series like "Game of Thrones."
Dramatic Icelandic landscapes like the highlands surrounding Landmannalaugar have inspired movies such as "Lord of the Rings" and television series like "Game of Thrones."
Philip Bloom
Reykjavik's Blue Lagoon geothermal pools are a happy accident. Builders of a nearby geothermal plant thought the excess water would soak back down into the rock. It didn't, and a national tourist attraction was born.
Reykjavik's Blue Lagoon geothermal pools are a happy accident. Builders of a nearby geothermal plant thought the excess water would soak back down into the rock. It didn't, and a national tourist attraction was born.
Bill Weir
With just over 300,000 people, Iceland's population is smaller than that of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
With just over 300,000 people, Iceland's population is smaller than that of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bill Weir
Arctic terns dive through the air near Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon. The birds hold the record for the longest migration recorded in any animal, migrating twice annually from the North and South poles.
Arctic terns dive through the air near Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon. The birds hold the record for the longest migration recorded in any animal, migrating twice annually from the North and South poles.
Bill Weir
A group of puffins overlooks the annual Vestmannaeyjar Music Festival -- the largest in the country -- from the high cliffs of Iceland's Westman Islands.
A group of puffins overlooks the annual Vestmannaeyjar Music Festival -- the largest in the country -- from the high cliffs of Iceland's Westman Islands.
Bill Weir
A church hosts a wedding on the outskirts of Reykjavik. Iceland leads the developed world in unwed mothers, with two out of every three kids born to parents who are not married.
A church hosts a wedding on the outskirts of Reykjavik. Iceland leads the developed world in unwed mothers, with two out of every three kids born to parents who are not married.
Bill Weir
Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon is at the southern end of Iceland's Vatnajokull glacier, the largest ice cap by area in all of Europe.
Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon is at the southern end of Iceland's Vatnajokull glacier, the largest ice cap by area in all of Europe.
Bill Weir
Gullfoss waterfall is part of Iceland's "Golden Circle" of natural wonders. Iceland leads the developed world in clean water and power.
Gullfoss waterfall is part of Iceland's "Golden Circle" of natural wonders. Iceland leads the developed world in clean water and power.
Bill Weir
The continental divide at Thingvellir National Park is the only place in the world where you can hold two continental plates at once: the North American plate on one side, the Eurasian plate on the other.
The continental divide at Thingvellir National Park is the only place in the world where you can hold two continental plates at once: the North American plate on one side, the Eurasian plate on the other.
Bill Weir