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Botnsá River with Mountain Hvalfell in the background.
Hvalfell was stacked up in a large volcanic eruption and up from the glacier canyon at some of the last glacial periods in the Ice Age and closed the Botnsdalur which was previously much longer. When the glacier melted, a lake was formed, Hvalvatn behind Hvalfell with a drainage north of the mountain called Botnsá, and it runs to the west. Hvalvatn is about 160 m deep and was the deepest water in the country for a long time, or until Öskjuvatn was formed after an explosive eruption in Dyngjufjöll in 1875. Hvalfells peek is covered with moss and its slopes are very steep with lot of canyons, but a good view is on the peek wher one can walk to Stóra-Botni in Botnsdal and up with the ravine Botnsár and Glyms to the east or up with the canyon to the west by wading over the Botnsá above Glym.
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Hvalfjörður bay in the morning light.- #Iceland
Hvalfjörður is situated in the west of Iceland between Mosfellsbær and Akranes. The fjord is approximately 30 km long and 5 km wide.
The origin of the name Hvalfjörður is uncertain. Certainly today there is no presence of whales in the fjord; while there is a whaling station in the fjord, whaling is conducted in the open ocean outside the fjord; likewise, it is modern and postdates the naming of the fjord. One theory as to the naming of the fjord is that early settlers encountered a pod of whales trapped in the fjord who ended up beached; the stranding of whales was in early Iceland a godsend in the meat that it provided, to the point that the word "hvalreki" means both "whale beaching" and "windfall/godsend". However, there is no direct evidence to support this theory. Another theory is that the fjord is named after Hvalfjall ("Whale Mountain", a mountain at the bottom of the fjord), which would have been in turn named after its visual appearance. A common folk story of unknown age also is sometimes presented as the origin of the name, involving an elf woman who transformed her human lover into an angry red-headed whale ("Rauðhöfði"), who subsequently lived in the fjord wrecking ships, as revenge for him refusing to acknowledge their child.
The innermost part of the fjord shows an interesting mixture of volcanic mountains and green vegetation in summertime. At Botnsá, Nootka lupine is common, along with other flowers and moss, as well as small forests of birch and conifers. The area displays a good example of the planting of forests, a project that has been going on in Iceland for some years.
In the northwestern part of the fjord lies a tiny steep-sided island called Geirshólmi, which was for a time during the Age of the Sturlungs home to a band of outlaws led by Svarthöfði Dufgusson who regularly raided the farms on the mainland.
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Hvitanes, remains of WWII
On a small peninsula jutting into Hvalfjordur lies the remains of a US and British WWII naval installation. Not much actually survives, just the twisted remains of a steel pier and a few concrete buildings, but this was a fairly sizeable installation (along with the British based in Hvammsvik), dedicated to building and maintaining the anti-U-boat nets and mines protecting the merchant and military convoys along the coast of Iceland.
Hvitanes, on the small point of land, was the British base, with 250 buildings and a veritable town including a cinema, workshop, housing, lighting, heating, and everything a small town needs. The pier was built to load and offload the nets and equipment for the barriers, and in some cases for lading ships, although they normally were anchored across the fjord.
The nearby bay (Hvammsvik) is protected, and the American base was located there. A floating dry-dock, ship repair workshops, ammo storage and the like were located there. Warships anchored in the fjord, waiting to escort merchant and military ships on the routes to Russian ports. German aircraft often patrolled the shores of Iceland; 4 of them were shot down by American pilots during the war.
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Glymur. Second-highest waterfall in Iceland - #Iceland
Glymur is the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m. It was long regarded as the tallest until being surpassed by Morsárfoss, a newly measured waterfall near Morsárjökull in 2011.
It is situated at the rear end of the Hvalfjörður. Since the opening of the Hvalfjörður Tunnel under this fjord, visitor numbers have dropped.
The river Botnsá runs from the Hvalvatn lake and after a short distance the water falls down alongside the Hvalfell mountain into a steep canyon. The waterfall can be accessed from a parking area at the end of the road. Hikers can view the waterfall from marked paths on the east side of the river Botnsá.
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Botnsá river in Hvalfjord - #Iceland
The river Botnsá runs from the Hvalvatn lake and after a short distance the water falls down alongside the Hvalfell mountain into a steep canyon. The waterfall Glymur can be accessed from a parking area at the end of the road. Hikers can view the waterfall from marked paths on the east side of the river Botnsá.
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Hraunfossar. The Colors of Autumn
Hraunfossar (Borgarfjörður, western Iceland) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull. The waterfalls pour into the Hvítá river from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. The name comes from the Icelandic word for lava (hraun) and the word for waterfalls (fossar).[1] The Hraunfossar are situated near Húsafell and Reykholt and lava-tube cave Víðgelmir is close by.
Literally a stone's throw upstream from Hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called Barnafoss. Its name, the waterfall of the children, comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. Afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed.
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The small house on the cliff at Arnarstapi – Documenting #Icel
Arnarstapi or Stapi is a small fishing village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland.
Placenames in the vicinity of Arnarstapi and nearby Hellnar village are inspired by Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss, an Icelandic saga relating the story of Bárður, a half human and half ogre. Arnarstapi was a natural site for landings and harbor for small vessels, and therefore ideal for a shipping port. In the olden days, Arnarstapi was thus from very early on, a busy fishing port and commercial centre servicing the West coast area under the Danish crown and a merchant monopoly of Denmark was in effect from 1565. From then on and through the 17th and 18th century, agents of the Danish crown had custodial power over Arnarstapi and commercial rights by royal appointment over nearby lands, formerly owned by Helgafell monastery and monopoly of all trade in the area. Several old houses from that time, each with its own unique history, can be seen at Arnarstapi, the old Amtmannshús (The Danish Prefect's Residence (1774–1787) having a history of its own, it having been moved in 1849 to nearby Vogur á Mýrum, where it stayed until 1983, when it was moved back again to Arnarstapi in 1985 and declared a historical site in 1990. There resided amongst other notables, Danish Prefect Bjarni Thorsteinsson (1821–1849), whose son was renowned poet and writer Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.
Today Arnarstapi is still a somewhat busy harbor during the summer months serving private fishing and recreational vessels as well with its maintained docks that were renewed in 2002. Being a popular destination of tourists in summer, Arnarstapi is today a thriving centre for local tourism activities where there is a variety of natural and culinary attractions as well and a cluster of second homes are located in and around the village. There is much beauty to be found in nearby attractions, and an old horse trail past Neðstava
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Whales playing in Kolgrafafjörður – Documenting #Iceland
Kolgrafafjörður is a fjord on the northern coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, on Iceland’s west coast.
Previously, the area was popular primarily because of the mountain Kirkjufell in nearby Grundarfjörður but now the area’s wildlife—including orcas, dolphins, seals and almost 40 species of birds—is the fjord’s main attraction. There is an increase in wildlife in the area at this time of year because of the migration of herring to the area.
An estimated 50,000 tons of herring died in the fjord in December 2012 and February 2013 after entering the fjord. The fish are believed to have died due to lack of oxygen in the fjord caused by a landfill and bridge constructed across the fjord in December 2004. An extensive cleanup operation took place as well as experiments to drive away the herring, which have continued to enter the fjord.
The whole peninsula is an amazingly beautiful place, with landscapes that change dramatically on every turn of the road.
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Djúpalónssandur on a winter, windy day - #Iceland
Djúpalónssandur or Deeplagoonsand is a fascinating place for many reasons. The name Djúpalónssandur is traced back to some of the first settlers in Iceland some twelve hundred years ago. It was the landing place of Bárður Snæfellsás and his family and crew. It is also a place where farmers and people at Snæfellsne Peninsula used as a fishing station for centuries. And last but not least it is a beautiful place with stunning landforms.
Djúpalónssandur is a sandy beach and bay on foot of Snæfellsjökull in Iceland. It was once home to sixty fishing boats and one of the most prolific fishing villages on the Snæfellsnes peninsula but today the bay is uninhabited.
Four lifting stones are in Djúpalónssandur, used by fishermen to test their strength. They are Fullsterkur ("full strength") weighing 154 kg, Hálfsterkur ("half strength") at 100 kg, hálfdrættingur ("weakling") at 54 kg and Amlóði ("Useless") 23 kg. They were traditionally used to qualify men for work on fishing boats, with the Hálfdrættingur being the minimum weight a man would have to lift onto a ledge at hip-height to qualify.
On the beach there are remains of the Grimsby fishing trawler Epine (GY7) that was wrecked there on March 13, 1948.
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The Abandoned Farmhouse of Dagverðará at Snæfellsnes - #Icela
The abandoned farmhouse of Dagverðará is a concrete house built in 1930. It is located near to the edge of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, just below the Snæfellsjökull glacier. This house has a rich history and is very beautifully located by a river and by the sea. A barn is attached to one side of the house. At some point around 20 people lived at the farm. The house was abandoned in 1971. Dagverðará was last owned by Helga Halldorsdottir and Hallgrímur Olafsson. They stopped farming in 1957. Hellga was the sister of Þórður Halldorsson a famous Icelandic poet and is described as the last Icelandic sorcerer”. Þórður was single and had no children
Dagverðará is is located in Snæfellsnes, West, Iceland. The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 40 metres.
In the background is the volcano and glacier Snæfellsjökull.
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