When Iceland’s Women Took a Day Off
Anonymous
Jun 14, 2022
Iceland is today known as one of the world’s most feminist countries. But the roots of this progressive title lies deep within ground-breaki...
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Seljavallalaug: Iceland’s Hidden Swimming Pool
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2019
Tucked in a narrow valley in South Iceland, a short hike away from the Ring Road that encircles the country, is an outdoor swimming—arguably...
Memorial to The First Icelandic Glacier Lost to Climate Change
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2019
Next month, August 2019, a team of researchers and geologists from Rice University in Houston, along with members of the Icelandic Hiking So...
Vellir: This Icelandic Geyser is in The Middle of a River
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 6, 2019
Iceland has many geysers but none is stranger than Vellir, also known as Árhver, because it is located smack in the middle of a flowing riv...
Why Iceland Imports Ice From Other Countries
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2018
The name Iceland is a misnomer. In reality, the country is stunningly green, especially during summer, and only about ten percent of Iceland...
The Mossy Lava Fields of Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 22, 2017
Moss is a common plant in Iceland. It grows abundantly in the mountainous region and is a special characteristic of Iceland’s lava fields. O...
The Brand New Island of Surtsey
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2017
Located about 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Iceland, lies the small island of Surtsey. It is one of the world's youngest islan...
Icelandic Phallological Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2016
The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavík is the world’s only museum devoted to the male genitalia. It contains over 280 specimens rep...
The Avalanche Protection Wall of Flateyri
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2016
Flateyri is a small fishing village located on a narrow strip of land at the edge of the sea in the picturesque Westfjords, in northwest Ice...
Iceland’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2015
Iceland is often called the land of waterfalls. Indeed, there are literally hundreds of these natural beauties all over the country. From th...
The EVE Online Monument in Reykjavik
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 12, 2015
In the world of massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), the science fiction game EVE Online developed and published by CCP ...
The Kerio Crater Lake in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2015
The Kerio Crater Lake (sometimes spelled Kerid) is located in the Grímsnes area in south Iceland, and is one of the most photogenic volcanic...
Iceland Opens Man-Made Ice Tunnel in Langjokull Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2015
The world’s largest man-made ice tunnel was recently dug out on the western slopes of one of the biggest glaciers in Iceland - Langjokull. T...
Svinafellsjokull Glacier: The Real Life Location of Dr Mann’s Planet
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 10, 2015
Iceland, with its stunning landscape forged by breathtaking glaciers and angry volcanic forces, is lately turning out to be Hollywood’s favo...
The Horseshoe Shaped Asbyrgi Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2015
Located in the north of Iceland, at a distance of about 65 km from the harbor town of Husavik, within Vatnajökull National Park, lies an eno...
Moss Balls of Lake Myvatn and Lake Akan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2014
Moss Balls or marimo (Japanese for "ball seaweed"), also known by various names such as Cladophora ball and Lake ball, is a specie...
The Last Turf Church of Hof, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2014
Hof, in Öræfi, is a small village in southeast Iceland, approximately 30 kilometers east of Vatnajökull, and 20 kilometers south of the Skaf...
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 6, 2014
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a submarine ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, that wraps around the globe for more than 65,000 ...
The Pseudocraters of Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2014
A pseudocrater looks like a true volcanic crater, but is not. These distinctive landforms are created when flowing hot lava crosses over a w...
Rockall – An Isolated Rocky Islet Claimed by Four Nations
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2014
Rockall is a very small, unremarkable and uninhabited rocky island located around 480 km off the west coast of mainland Scotland. At just ov...
