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Explore Iceland's most spectacular attractions, including waterfalls, volcanoes, glaciers, geothermal lagoons, and the northern lights in this first-time visitor's guide.
With terrain shaped by volcanic eruptions and shifting tectonic plates, and surrounding waters filled with glaciers, icebergs and whales, Iceland is like no other place on Earth. It's also an ideal spot to observe the northern lights (or aurora borealis).
Nature offers many dazzling displays, from jagged flashes of lightning to radiant sunsets. But perhaps one of the most elusive natural phenomena is the shimmering waves of green, pink, and red dancing across the night sky, forming the northern lights.
“A major eruption could happen literally any day now; it’s about 50-60 years overdue.” Paulina Anna, a geologist at the aptly-named Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur, on Iceland’s southern coast, is matter-of-factly replying to my ...
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