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Water-not-fall
When the wind whips the waters, Bjarnarfoss dances to its tune.
#Iceland is known for strong winds, particularly south-facing coasts. Snæfellsnes¹ is a promontory jutting from the west of the country, both its northern and southerly aspects are coastal and exposed.
These 3 shots were taken in July, September and November. Bjarnafoss is a tiered plunge falls of 2 drops, with a total height of 79m/260ft.
¹ 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙚𝙚-𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴-𝘯𝘦𝘻
@1Sauerlaender That's Kerlingarfjöll! I studied those mountains for my PhD. They formed during explosive eruptions that punched through a thick ice sheet that covered all of Iceland at the time.
Here's a blog post about it: https://all-geo.org/volcan01010/2012/12/gas-makes-subglacial-rhyolite-explode/
(August 2019)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Landschaften, #landscapes, #Hochland, #highlands, #Island, #Iceland
Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds.
A first-of-its-kind study released today found that this cost is largely due to carbon dioxide emissions from disturbed sediments on the seafloor.
The study is the first to measure the full economic cost of bottom trawling in European waters - including the EU, UK, Norway and Iceland.
Stars And Stripes
Through a gap in the clouds, the aurora is dancing.
Even the drizzle of a November night can't dampen the beauty of the green ballerina's display.
Berufjörður in eastern #Iceland.
https://www.europesays.com/1937543/ Top 10 places to stargaze in the world #iceland #island
Blue Sky Thinking
February has frozen the lake solid, but visitors are still walking along the tops of the rootless cones.
Mývatn¹ in Skútustaðahreppur, north-eastern #Iceland is a shallow lake situated in an area of active volcanism, near Krafla volcano.
¹ 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙚-𝘧𝘢-𝘵𝘯
Snow Eggs
A beautiful day in Höfn, and the sunlight casts shadows across the mountain faces.
And the title? Our little joke. The first time we saw the white plastic-wrapped bales of winter fodder, we decided that they must be snow waiting to hatch!
Háitindur¹ (892 m/2926 ft) and Skálatindur (532 m/1745 ft) in Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland. The little waterfall is Bergárfoss, also known as Mígandisfoss.
¹ 𝙃𝙤𝙬-𝘦𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
#Discworld #italiancuisine #pizzahawaii #Iceland
Dr. Blåhaj is still not willing to accept that she is a smolhaj.
Humpbacks
Whale-watching in Skjálfandi¹ bay, north-eastern #Iceland, in November.
Over about 2 hours we saw at least 4 individuals, we could tell this by the patterns on the fluke.
They were relaxed, and were feeding around the boat quite happily. No hunting takes place in this area.
The vessel was one of a fleet of 1970s oak fishing boats which have been lovingly restored. One ship has an electric motor for silent sailing.
¹ 𝙎𝙠𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘷𝘢𝘯-𝘥𝘦𝘦
Finland again tops global happiness rankings.
The World Happiness Report 2025 ranks Finland as the happiest country globally for the eighth consecutive year.
Released Thursday by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, the report also places Denmark, Iceland and Sweden in the top four, the US falls to lowest position ever.
And now a waterfall which is just a little bit bigger than the one in my previous post. 
Yes, those tiny coloured specks on those rock are people… 
October 2019
Four Way Foot Bridge
Dr. Blåhaj is somewhat sad that many of her Icelandic siblings have yet to be adopted, but happy that they're there waiting for those that need them most - both cis and normal.
#iceland #photography #naturephotography #Grafarkirkja #turfchurch