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Dettifoss waterfall, 100 m wide, 45 m high, on the Jokulsa a Fjöllum river in June 1997. The 28 km long road from the Ring Road to the waterfall was the worst I have ever driven on with a car in 1997, a dirt and mud track with puddles up to 30 cm deep, I was glad I didn't get stuck. On the way back, I took a 150 km detour via Husavik to get back to the Ring Road.
Dettifoss waterfall, 100 m wide, 45 m high, on the Jokulsa a Fjöllum river in June 1997. The 28 km long "road" from the Ring Road to the waterfall was the worst I have ever driven on with a car in 1997, a dirt and mud track with puddles up to 30 cm deep, I was glad I didn't get stuck. On the way back, I took a 150 km detour via Husavik to get back to the Ring Road.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1028 800x543 Px, 26.02.2007

Bridge of the Ring Road at Grimstadir over the river Jokulsa a Fjöllum in June 1997.
Bridge of the Ring Road at Grimstadir over the river Jokulsa a Fjöllum in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1134 800x564 Px, 26.02.2007

Steam plumes in the Namaskardi solfatara field in June 1997, someone was heating up strongly down there!
Steam plumes in the Namaskardi solfatara field in June 1997, someone was heating up strongly down there!
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

805 800x572 Px, 26.02.2007

Solfatara field Namaskardi 6 km east of Lake Myvatn on the Ring Road in June 1997, with mud pots, steam columns, and the smell of sulfur. Leaving the marked paths is dangerous; you can break through, and underneath it can be up to 200 degrees hot!
Solfatara field Namaskardi 6 km east of Lake Myvatn on the Ring Road in June 1997, with mud pots, steam columns, and the smell of sulfur. Leaving the marked paths is dangerous; you can break through, and underneath it can be up to 200 degrees hot!
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1003 800x575 Px, 26.02.2007

Lake with warm water and in the background solfatara fields with steam columns next to the diatomite factory (left) at Lake Myvatn in June 1997.
Lake with warm water and in the background solfatara fields with steam columns next to the diatomite factory (left) at Lake Myvatn in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1174 800x538 Px, 26.02.2007

Northeast of Lake Myvatn, diatomaceous earth was mined and processed into diatomite at this plant, which is environmentally controversial. According to Wikipedia, the plant has since been closed and dismantled. Photographed in June 1997.
Northeast of Lake Myvatn, diatomaceous earth was mined and processed into diatomite at this plant, which is environmentally controversial. According to Wikipedia, the plant has since been closed and dismantled. Photographed in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1009 800x563 Px, 25.02.2007

Fissure near Lake Myvatn, formed by the drifting apart of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which can move up to 20 cm per year. The gap is filled with magma, which rarely reaches the Earth's surface, but water can penetrate and evaporate due to heating.
Fissure near Lake Myvatn, formed by the drifting apart of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which can move up to 20 cm per year. The gap is filled with magma, which rarely reaches the Earth's surface, but water can penetrate and evaporate due to heating.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

1241 409x600 Px, 25.02.2007

Myvatn Lake (German: Mückensee) in northeastern Iceland in June 1997, the lake does not freeze over in winter and is quite rich in fish, but also known for its abundance of midges in summer.
Myvatn Lake (German: Mückensee) in northeastern Iceland in June 1997, the lake does not freeze over in winter and is quite rich in fish, but also known for its abundance of midges in summer.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northeast Land - Norðurland eystra

907 800x544 Px, 25.02.2007

Museum farm Glaumbaer about 15 km south of Saudarkrokur in June 1997, detailed description at www.christianengl.de/norden.html.
Museum farm Glaumbaer about 15 km south of Saudarkrokur in June 1997, detailed description at www.christianengl.de/norden.html.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Northwest Land - Norðurland vestra

930 800x543 Px, 25.02.2007

Youth Hostel Fljotsdalur in June 1997, the floor was extremely tilted due to an earthquake. The hostel is located 30 km south of the Hekla volcano, notorious for its strong earthquakes before eruptions and the release of toxic gas clouds; a certain radius around the mountain is uninhabited.
Youth Hostel Fljotsdalur in June 1997, the floor was extremely tilted due to an earthquake. The hostel is located 30 km south of the Hekla volcano, notorious for its strong earthquakes before eruptions and the release of toxic gas clouds; a certain radius around the mountain is uninhabited.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1228 800x568 Px, 24.02.2007

This natural rock arch gave the Dyrholaey peninsula (literally door hole island ) its name, called an island because it only became a peninsula after a volcanic eruption. This coast is notorious for its storms; 100 years ago, many fishing boats sank here, with most fishermen losing their lives.
This natural rock arch gave the Dyrholaey peninsula (literally "door hole island") its name, called an island because it only became a peninsula after a volcanic eruption. This coast is notorious for its storms; 100 years ago, many fishing boats sank here, with most fishermen losing their lives.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1101 800x535 Px, 24.02.2007

Lighthouse from 1910 on the Dyrholaey Peninsula in June 1997, 6 km west of Vik i Myrdal, the plateau is 120 m high, it drops vertically to the sea and is the southernmost point of Iceland.
Lighthouse from 1910 on the Dyrholaey Peninsula in June 1997, 6 km west of Vik i Myrdal, the plateau is 120 m high, it drops vertically to the sea and is the southernmost point of Iceland.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1104 800x547 Px, 24.02.2007

Old church next to the museum farm at Kalfafell in June 1997.
Old church next to the museum farm at Kalfafell in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1146 800x561 Px, 24.02.2007

Museum farm near Kalfafell west of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997.
Museum farm near Kalfafell west of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1073 800x541 Px, 24.02.2007

Temporary bridge over the glacier river Nupsvötn in the western Skeidararsandur in June 1997.
Temporary bridge over the glacier river Nupsvötn in the western Skeidararsandur in June 1997.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

976 800x600 Px, 23.02.2007

Glacier river Nupsvötn in the western part of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, behind it the Skeidararjökull (glacier), above it the Skaftafellstjöll (mountains). In this area, the 450 m high glacial lake must have broken through; on the satellite map, the glacier collapse up to the volcano Grimsvötn, 45 km away, can be seen quite clearly.
Glacier river Nupsvötn in the western part of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, behind it the Skeidararjökull (glacier), above it the Skaftafellstjöll (mountains). In this area, the 450 m high glacial lake must have broken through; on the satellite map, the glacier collapse up to the volcano Grimsvötn, 45 km away, can be seen quite clearly.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1009 800x569 Px, 23.02.2007

Ring Road through the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, there were often signs at the roadside warning that leaving the road was life-threatening due to sinking in the mud. The Polish bus was an old acquaintance from the ferry.
Ring Road through the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, there were often signs at the roadside warning that leaving the road was life-threatening due to sinking in the mud. The Polish bus was an "old acquaintance" from the ferry.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

864 800x544 Px, 23.02.2007

Access ramp to the destroyed part of the Sandur Bridge in July 1997, showing the junction of the temporary track, which was simply laid 30 km across the flat Skeidararsandur. The old road had been relocated onto a dam, which was no longer visible.
Access ramp to the destroyed part of the Sandur Bridge in July 1997, showing the junction of the temporary track, which was simply laid 30 km across the flat Skeidararsandur. The old road had been relocated onto a dam, which was no longer visible.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

866 800x539 Px, 23.02.2007

Bridge over the glacier river Skeidarar in the 30 km wide eastern part of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, the left part of the bridge was destroyed during the glacier outburst flood in November 1996, the flood wave is said to have been up to 40 m high, the coastal shore of the sandur was pushed up to 600 m further into the sea. The access ramp was rebuilt after the flood wave, the provisional ring road had only been passable here again for a few days.
Bridge over the glacier river Skeidarar in the 30 km wide eastern part of the Skeidararsandur in June 1997, the left part of the bridge was destroyed during the glacier outburst flood in November 1996, the flood wave is said to have been up to 40 m high, the coastal shore of the sandur was pushed up to 600 m further into the sea. The access ramp was rebuilt after the flood wave, the provisional ring road had only been passable here again for a few days.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1180 800x547 Px, 23.02.2007

Jökulsarlon in June 1997
Jökulsarlon in June 1997
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

993 800x539 Px, 20.02.2007

Jökulsarlon (engl. glacier lagoon) in Breidamerkursamdur on the south coast in June 1997, the icebergs calve directly from the Breidamerkurjokull into the lake and can be up to 15 m high, the lake is up to 150 m deep, between the sea and the lake there is a land bridge only 50 m wide, over which the Ring Road runs.
Jökulsarlon (engl. glacier lagoon) in Breidamerkursamdur on the south coast in June 1997, the icebergs calve directly from the Breidamerkurjokull into the lake and can be up to 15 m high, the lake is up to 150 m deep, between the sea and the lake there is a land bridge only 50 m wide, over which the Ring Road runs.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

977 800x551 Px, 20.02.2007

Ring Road about 65 km west of Höfn on the south coast, in June 1997 most of the Ring Road was still not paved but looked like this, today most of it is paved. The Ring Road has also become shorter; in 1996 it was just under 1500 km, today it is only 1336 km due to shortcuts, new bridges, and tunnels.
Ring Road about 65 km west of Höfn on the south coast, in June 1997 most of the Ring Road was still not paved but looked like this, today most of it is paved. The Ring Road has also become shorter; in 1996 it was just under 1500 km, today it is only 1336 km due to shortcuts, new bridges, and tunnels.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1198 800x550 Px, 20.02.2007

View over the Vatnajökull glacier to the east; continuing by jeep was not permitted in June 1997 for safety reasons. The Bardarbunga volcano beneath the glacier erupted on 02.10.1996, and the heat melted large amounts of ice into a 450 m high underground lake, which broke through the ice on the south coast on 04.11.1996. Parts of the ice cover have collapsed, but large cavities were still suspected, which could collapse at any time.
View over the Vatnajökull glacier to the east; continuing by jeep was not permitted in June 1997 for safety reasons. The Bardarbunga volcano beneath the glacier erupted on 02.10.1996, and the heat melted large amounts of ice into a 450 m high underground lake, which broke through the ice on the south coast on 04.11.1996. Parts of the ice cover have collapsed, but large cavities were still suspected, which could collapse at any time.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1255 800x537 Px, 20.02.2007

Kalfafellsdalur in June 1997, taken from the edge of the Vatnajökull glacier; unfortunately, the mountain peaks on the other side of the valley could not be seen, the mountains are about 1400 m high.
Kalfafellsdalur in June 1997, taken from the edge of the Vatnajökull glacier; unfortunately, the mountain peaks on the other side of the valley could not be seen, the mountains are about 1400 m high.
Günther Glauz†

Iceland / Regions / Southland - Suðurland

1122 800x538 Px, 20.02.2007

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