Sights Archive

  • If you are in Iceland today, or on your way here in the next two days, be prepared for the show of a lifetime. Yesterday, the sun erupted with an...

    Northern Lights show of a lifetime

    If you are in Iceland today, or on your way here in the next two days, be prepared for the show of a lifetime. Yesterday, the sun erupted with an...

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  • In 1965 and 1967, two groups of American Apollo astronauts visited Iceland to study geology and practice collecting samples, under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. The Apollo geology...

    Apollo Astronaut Training in Iceland

    In 1965 and 1967, two groups of American Apollo astronauts visited Iceland to study geology and practice collecting samples, under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. The Apollo geology...

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  • The readers of Listverse have chosen the Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls’ in the world. Two of them, Dettifoss and Gullfoss, are in Iceland. The two waterfalls are also listed...

    Two of the world’s greatest waterfalls are in Iceland

    The readers of Listverse have chosen the Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls’ in the world. Two of them, Dettifoss and Gullfoss, are in Iceland. The two waterfalls are also listed...

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  • The Mars rover Curiosity has now spent 10 days on the red planet and has already sent back captivating images and videos from its surface. As with pictures from past...

    Striking similarities between Iceland and Mars

    The Mars rover Curiosity has now spent 10 days on the red planet and has already sent back captivating images and videos from its surface. As with pictures from past...

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  • After our story about early aurora activity over Eyjafjörður and Akureyri, we have received word about beautiful Northern lights all over North Iceland last night. This photo is by Rafal...

    Amazing Aurora Activity in August

    After our story about early aurora activity over Eyjafjörður and Akureyri, we have received word about beautiful Northern lights all over North Iceland last night. This photo is by Rafal...

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  • The Northern Lights arrive early this year. As the night gets darker in the Arctic North of Iceland, the Northern Lights start to appear in the sky. These pictures were...

    Northern Lights arrive early this year

    The Northern Lights arrive early this year. As the night gets darker in the Arctic North of Iceland, the Northern Lights start to appear in the sky. These pictures were...

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  • Auroral activity will be very high over North Iceland tonight, causing spectacular Northern Lights to appear in the sky. A group of amateur photographers is now setting up their equipment...

    Aurora forecast predicts spectacular Northern Lights activity over Húsavík tonight

    Auroral activity will be very high over North Iceland tonight, causing spectacular Northern Lights to appear in the sky. A group of amateur photographers is now setting up their equipment...

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  • Icelandic whale watching company North Sailing offers a unique eight-day arctic sailing trip from Húsavík on the north coast of Iceland to the magnificent fjords of Scoresby Sund on the...

    GEO magazine readers fascinated by Scoresby Sund photo

    Icelandic whale watching company North Sailing offers a unique eight-day arctic sailing trip from Húsavík on the north coast of Iceland to the magnificent fjords of Scoresby Sund on the...

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  • Architect Hjörleifur Stefánsson has written an op-ed in Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið about the future of Perlan, one of the best known buildings in Reykjavík. Hjörleifur calles Perlan a landmark without...

    Architect wants a Museum of Natural History in Perlan

    Architect Hjörleifur Stefánsson has written an op-ed in Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið about the future of Perlan, one of the best known buildings in Reykjavík. Hjörleifur calles Perlan a landmark without...

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  • The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is among the most remarkable places in the world, according to National Geographic magazine. The lagoon was included in the magazine’s special edition on wonders...

    National Geographic names Blue Lagoon a world wonder

    The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is among the most remarkable places in the world, according to National Geographic magazine. The lagoon was included in the magazine’s special edition on wonders...

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