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What would locals like others know about Iceland? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion:
Headlines
Ask a Geologist: With Its Several Hotspots, Could Reykjavík Erupt?
Icelandic Has the Best Words for Technology
The Wrong Way to Visit Iceland – Bloomberg
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach is a must-see in Iceland
Dýrasta bílastæði í heimi?
Visitors at Seljalandsfoss waterfall complain over parking fee: “World’s most expensive parking”
The country that tourism has taken by surprise – BBC
Iceland and the Trials of 21st Century Tourism
Exploring Iceland – The Atlantic
Good pod! Iceland opens Europe’s biggest whale museum – The Atlantic
Food feast in Hraunsvík – @Hljodmynd
Ten things to know about the literary city
Current Time
timeanddate.com
TripAdvisor
Gunnuhver_Hot_Springs-Grindavik_Southern_Peninsula
YouTube
Bjorn Steinbekk – A guy with a drone – @BSteinbekk
News
icenews.is
Twitter
@kefairport
@IcelandNatural
@Icelandair
@RvkCityofLit
@uni_iceland
@radioiceland
@Iceland_Review
@visir_is
@RUVfrettir
@olofyrr
@BSteinbekk
Recommended listening
Ríkisútvarpið RUV – The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service – is an independent public service broadcaster, formally owned by the Icelandic state
Tourism Portals
icelandnaturally.com – @IcelandNatural
ferdamalastofa.is – Facebook – @olofyrr
Government
iceland.is
government.is
icelandnaturally.com
Reykjadalur
guidetoiceland.is
alavigne.net
Elsewhere on the Web
Iceland volcano: First came the floods, then the smell of rotten eggs (2010)
Iceland Premier Tells Nation to Go Fishing After Banks Implode
Iceland: From Crisis to Constitution
Investing in Iceland
icelandreview.com – @Iceland_Review
icelandnaturally.com – @IcelandNatural
visir.is – @visir_is
ruv.is – YouTube – @RUVfrettir
hvolsvollur.is
dronestagr.am
instagram.com/offtoiceland
Iceland Air – @Icelandair
Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss
http://www.visir.is/g/2017170508871/raudi-bragginn-gefur-mjog-svo-ranga-mynd-af-thjonustumidstodinni
http://www.ruv.is/frett/telja-ad-bygging-skyggi-a-seljalandsfoss
http://www.hvolsvollur.is/um-rangarthing-eystra/frettir/frett/2017/05/09/Seljalandsfoss-Deiliskipulagstillaga
Quotes
We are too small a country to sustain such a big banking system. We have fantastic resources and an abundance of green energy and we will now utilize that and the other resources we have, the ocean and human capital.
– Geir Haarde, Iceland Prime Minister, advising his fellow citizens to go fishing after the country’s banking system imploded
Whale Watching Tours
elding.is – @eldingwhale
Elsewhere on the Web
Antique Maps of Iceland
Iceland on Maps – Cartographic History of Iceland
Iceland Road Map (PDF 170 Kb)
Landakort.is
National Land Survey – Iceland Maps on the Web
Statistics Iceland
Icelandic Met Office
Bókatíðindi
Öræfajökull
Öræfajökull Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœːraivaˌjœːkʏtl̥]) is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland, at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between Höfn and Vík. It is the largest active volcano in the country, and on the summit crater‘s north-western rim is Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft). Geographically, Öræfajökull is considered part of Vatnajökull, and the area covered by glacier is within the boundary of Vatnajökull National Park.
Wikipedia
volcano.si.edu
Geldingadalir Volcano
Goðafoss
The Goðafoss is a waterfall in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of Northeastern Region at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.
Wikipedia
nordausturland.is
hiticeland.com
Snotra House
snotrahouse.com
Facebook
TripAdvisor
BBC Feature
Beer
einstokbeer.com
Videos
Wikipedia
Iceland
Geothermal power in Iceland
Múm
Eldgjá
Ring Road
Icelandic króna
Katla volcano
Cities
Planeta.com