Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland.
It is Iceland's second largest urban area (after the
Greater Reykjavík area) and fourth largest
municipality (after
Reykjavík,
Hafnarfjörður, and
Kópavogur).
Nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and
fishing centre, with a population of 17,754. The area where Akureyri is located
was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until
1786.
The town was the site of Allied units during World War II. Further growth
occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban
areas.We left from here for an 11-hour bus trip over the mountains to the south
coast to visit Reykjavik... that trip is not recommended!!! The
mountainous center of Iceland is like the surface of the moon.
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 Cruising into Akureyri |
 Center of town |
 Second largest city |
 New Theatre |
 Our hotel welcome wall |
 Main town square |
 Welcoming visitors |
 Miss Akureyri |
 Danish inspired restaurant |
 Another eatery |
 Along Eyjafjorder |
 Heading to the mountains |
 Suddenly, out of the mist |
 Roar, rocks and mist |
 Enough for a photo |
 Crawling with photo |
 Along the road |
 Icelandic horses |
 Lake Myvatn - Bird Sanctuary |
 Myvatn in distance |
 Castles of Dimmuborgir |
 Hardened pillars around vents |
 Jackie at the top |
 2200 Year Old Gossips |
 More Formations |
 Deep Fissures |
 Nearing Geothermal Field |
 More Geothermal vents |
 Sulphur springs Namafjall Mtn. |
 Boiling mudpots |
 Vast geothermal field |
 Cold windy & smelly |
 Where nothing grows |
 Mud and sulphur pond |
 Steamy fumarole |
 Steam hole |
 Barren hills |
 Nature run amok |
 From the bus |
 Pasture land |
 Icelandic architecture |
 Construction detail |
 Lush landscape |
 Sheep farm |
 Koljer road South |
 Koljer road outpost |
 Only road life in 350 miles |
 Hot springs at ~200 miles |
 More mud pots |
 and strange formations |
 Geothermal devastation |
 Midway in our trip |
 Miles to go before sleep |
 Wishing cairn |
 Gullfoss Golden Waterfall |
 Upper cascade |
 Spectacular falls |
 Across the fields |
 Natural Geyser |
 Reflections in hot spring |
 Waiting for the geyser |
 Pingvellir World Heritage Site |
 Euro/American Tectonic Plates meet |
 Continents apart |
 Wide angle panorama where the continents meet and split |
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 Mtns, volcanoes and plains |
 A republic since 1944 |
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