Peter Diethelm Extreme trip around Iceland - Part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlcfwJqe2o Peter Diethelm from Switzerland is a volcano expert . The video show a geological trip around Iceland. Video made by Kjartan P Sigurdsson owner of www.photo.is A 10 days trip around Iceland for Kuoni, Ananea Group "Peter is EXTREME" http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/ Hekla is a stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 metres (4,892 ft). Hekla is Iceland's most active volcano; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middle Ages, Icelanders called the volcano the "Gateway to Hell." Landmannalaugar (Flying over Landmannalaugar Highland Iceland): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p4VIzWUsw8 Landmannalaugar (Icelandic, meaning the people's pools) is a region near the volcano Hekla in southern section of Iceland's highlands. The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination and hiking hub in Iceland's highlands. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields, not far from the service center. Fjadrarargljufur http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_2.html Lakagígar http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_4.html Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small town Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in Skaftafell National Park. Flying over Glacier Lagoon - Vatnajökull - Jökulsárlón - Iceland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJYrtziaBmY Glacier Vatnajökull - Ice cave http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_5.html Skaftafell National Park is situated between Kirkjubæjarklaustur, typically referred to as Klaustur, and Höfn in the south of Iceland. East fjord Iceland Lón, Lónsöræfi, Berufjord http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_12.html Waterfall Hengifoss, Hengifossárgil http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_13.html Kárahnjúkar http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_18.html Laugarvallardalur, hot spring waterfall http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_19.html Kreppa glacier river http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_21.html Ice cave Kverkfjöll http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_22.html The mountain range Kverkfjöll (1,764 m) is situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With their glacier Kverkjökull, they are to be found between the Vatnajökull and the Dyngjufjöll (s. Askja). The mountains are still active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they were often erupting and causing glacier runs. Under the mountains, there is a very big and hot magma chamber which lead to the originating of glacier caves. In the meantime, they cannot be visited any more because they could collapse. Askja is a stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to 1,510 m (4,954 ft). The region is only accessible for a few months of the year. Being situated in the rain-shadow to the NE of the Vatnajökull icecap, the area receives only about 450 mm of rainfall annually. The area was used during training for the Apollo program to prepare astronauts for potential lunar conditions. Flying around Lake Mývatn in Iceland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It-N1i56lYE Mývatn kúluskítur http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_26.html Bird museum Myvatn lake http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_27.html Hverarönd, Námaskard Myvatn http://www.photo.is/09/08/9/index_28.html Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. Kerlingarfjöll (1,477 m (4,846 ft)) is a mountain range in Iceland situated in the Highlands of Iceland near the Kjölur highland road. The volcanic origin of these mountains is evidenced by the numerous hot springs and rivulets in the area. And indeed, they are part of a large volcano system of 100km² (38.6 square mile). The volcanoes of the range are tuyas.

• published: 02 Sep 2009
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