We visited Iceland in June 2019
Yes, that’s REAL grass.
According to the ancient manuscript Landnamabok, the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian, chieftain Ingolfr Arnason. became the first permanent settler on the island.
In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, emigrated to Iceland, bringing with them serfs of Gaelic origin.
Reykjavik
We took a walking tour with City Walk. Nice tour. The guide was excellent. Gave us a good taste of the Capital.
In the year 999 or 1000 they made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. According to a modern myth, it is said that upon returning from the Albing, Porgeir threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall.
Here is their website:
https://citywalk.is/
Benedikt Gröndal was a great man in his time, and he can be called an impressive representative of the nineteenth century as well as the house that he is taught.
Benedikt was a poet, naturalist, visual artist and teacher.
The Goðafoss or “waterfall of the gods” is located in the Baroardalur .district of Northeaster Region at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water falls from a height of 12 metres over a width of 30 metres.
The river has its origin deep in the Icelandic highland and runs from the highland through the Bárðardalur valley, from Sprengisandur in the Highlands.
Gullfoss Falls
During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors’ attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland and is now protected.
MS Goðafoss, an Icelandic ship named after the waterfall, used to transport both freight and passengers. It was sunk by a German U-Boat in World War II, resulting in great loss of life.
Music video: It’s alright Music created by yours truly.
A geothermal power plants.
Geothermal power is power generated by geothermal energy.
Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations and binary cycle power stations.
How it works
Beautiful scenery
The only native land mammal when humans arrived was the Arctic fox. which came to the island at the end of the ice age, walking over the frozen sea. On rare occasions, bats have been carried to the island with the winds, but they are not able to breed there. Polar Bears occasionally come over from Greenland, but they are just visitors, and no Icelandic populations exist. No native or free-living reptiles or amphibians are on the island.
The animals of Iceland include the Icelandic sheep, cattle, chickens, goats, the Icelandic horse and Sheepdog, all descendants of animals imported by Europeans.
Wild mammals include the Arctic fox, mink, mice, rats, rabbits, and reindeer.
Polar bears occasionally visit the island, travelling on icebergs from Greenland.
Akureyri is the largest town in Iceland outside of Reykjavik. Most rural towns are based on the fishing industry, which provides 40% of Iceland’s exports.
The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786.
The town was the site of Allied units during WW II.
Further growth occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban areas.
The area has a relatively mild climate because of geographical factors, and the town’s ice-free harbor has played a significant role in its history.
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