Vatnajökull National Park
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The Battle For Skaftafell: A New Development Threatens Our Most Cinematic Beauty
As you drive east along the south coast ring road towards Vatnajökull National Park, you encounter one of the most breathtaking views in Iceland. The long stretches of flat glacial outwash from the volcanic chains, known as sandur, unfold onto a grand…
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Visitor Numbers May Be Limited On Vatnajökull Ice Cave Tours
Limits will be imposed on ice cave tours in Vatnajökull National Park this winter. Fewer companies received contracts for these tours than had applied, and the Nature Conservation Agency of Iceland may restrict visitor numbers if overcrowding occurs in the caves, RÚV…
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Stricter Rules For Ice Cave Tours In Vatnajökull To Be Imposed
The director of Vatnajökull National Park says there is reasonable agreement among tourism companies about new conditions set for ice cave tours following a fatal accident on Breiðamerkurjökull this summer, Vísir reports. Tours will now subject to daily risk assessment, among other…
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Snow Melt Indicates Glacial Run On Grímsvötn
Snow melt around a pole connected GPS meter on Grímsvötn intended to aid in predictions of a potential jökulhlaup (glacial run) caused the pole to tilt, RÚV reports. The groundswelling reported originally raised suspicions that a jökulhlaup would soon start around the…
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Into The Highlands: A Five Day Trek Into Iceland’s Wild Interior Desert
Note: Driving in Highlands requires advance research on everything from suitable car types to weather, road conditions, prohibited practises, and river crossings. Visit safetravel.is and road.is for further guidance. The engine judders to a halt, and we step out of the van…
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Professor Issues Dire Warning About Ice Caves
When you’re told that Iceland is a dangerous country, do you actually believe it? Sure, it’s no Queensland, but even if we don’t have quasi-sci-fi lizards and venomous spiders, the surrounding countryside and the weather can still be quite treacherous. The latest…
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Green Light For National Park In The Highlands & Vatnajökull, Questions Remain
After several high-profile campaigns in recent years from Icelandic celebrities and environmental agencies—including the Björk and Andri Snær Magnason-fronted ‘Protect The Park’—the Icelandic government has set up a council to found a new National Park in the Highlands. The park would include…
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News In Brief: Costco, Counter-Terrorism & Unsustainable Tourism
It seems like we can never get enough of Costco updates, mostly because what this company is doing seems unfathomable and no more real than a ‘Game of Thrones’ episode. This week, Costco has in fact lowered their gasoline prices by offering…
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Direct Flights To Skaftafell To Begin, New Airstrip Under Construction
Flightseeing company Atlantsflug has recently launched a new construction project in proximity of Skaftafell, a popular preservation area in Vatnajökull National Park, to erect a spacious service building and a terminal that will provide a stable base for the company’s tours. Improving…
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News In Brief: Mid-July 2015
Icelanders’ persistence in hunting fin whales continues to enrage the outside world, most recently attracting the ire of a group of activists, a celebrity and, potentially, a ruthless world leader. Late June, activist group Hard To Port commenced direct action against whalers, kayaking…