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Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland, located on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay. Steam from hot springs in the region is said to have inspired Reykjavík's name, which loosely translates to Smokey Bay. Its latitude of 64°09' N makes it the world's northernmost capital city.
Almannagja, the exposed eastern boundary of the North American geologic plate, in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
Downchannel from the volcanic dike in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park.
A dike (volcanic feeder tube) merging into layered strata in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park.
Hekla volcano, a stratovolcano in southern Iceland, is one of the island's most active volcanoes, with more than 20 eruptions since the ninth century A.D. Hekla is 1,491 m (4,892 ft) high, and its name is Icelandic for “short hooded cloak,” most likely a reference to the clouds that frequently hang over its summit. The volcano is responsible for creating more than 10% of Iceland's landmass over the last millennium.
Laki is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The fissure is properly referred to as Lakagígar -- Laki is a mountain that the fissure bisects.
Photo taken from the Eurasian continental plate (foreground rock ledge) looking across to the North American plate and to the Thingvellir, where the Icelandic republic was founded in 930 and independence declared in 1944. The tabletop mountain on the horizon was formed by a volcanic eruption beneath a glacial ice sheet.
Hallsgrimskirkja is a Lutheran church in Reykjavik, Iceland, that was built between 1945 and 1986. The church, with its spire of 74.5 m (244 ft), is one of the tallest buildings in Iceland and the tallest church in the country. The unusual design of the building was inspired by Iceland’s volcanoes and resembles a gigantic stalagmite of petrified lava.
Hofthi House in Reykjavik, Iceland, site of the summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
National Parliament (Althing) building in Reykjavik, Iceland, erected in 1880-81.
The Washerwoman statue in the Botanic Gardens in Reykjavik, Iceland, honors women who used to use the island's geothermal springs to clean clothes.
Large trees in the Arboretum in Reykjavik, Iceland. This "forest" is unusual because Iceland is largely devoid of trees. Settlers cut down the original forests, and abundant grazing animals consume any small trees that survive the cold and windy conditions on the island.
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