Skeggi, Esjan, and Þingvallavatn from Hrafnagjá

            A shot from the Hrafnagjá Viewing Point, a lovely site for landscape photography in the Þingvellir National Park. In the foreground Arnarfell (239 metres above sea level, 3 kilometres away), on a peninsula in Þingvallavatn, is framed by the much higher and wilder Skeggi (815 metres asl, 22 km away). As Skeggi’s north slopes are in shot, there is lots of dramatic snow, and the Þingvallavatn and Sandey island in it add to the atmosphere. On the right, the snow-capped broad-topped hills are in the Esja range north of Reykjavík.

The little mini-canyon in the foreground is because this is a rift valley—this is literally where the Eurasian and North American continental plates are pulling apart from one another.

Þingvellir (pronounced Thingg-veklir) is a motherlode of Icelandic culture, history, and geography. The National Park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Part of Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland, lies within the park’s boundaries.

Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until 1798.

The name Þingvellir is derived þing (“thing, assembly”) and vǫllr (“field”), meaning ‘assembly fields’. Compare the English thing and weald (“Thingweald”) from Anglo-Saxon þing and weald.

Þingvellir National Park is popular with tourists and is one of the three key attractions within the famous Golden Circle. Consequently, it can get a little crowded around key hotspots such as the visitor centre and the boardwalks leading to it from the car parks, but with such a vast area and a large number of hiking trails, I found it easy to awat from the crowds and enjoy this stunning natural landscape.

This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.

Taken in: Iceland / South / Þingvallahreppur (show map)

Taken on: April 16, 2024

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