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From its origins beneath Ice Age glaciers to its role in local legend, Helgafell stands as a geological and historical landmark close to the capital and beloved by many hikers today.
Southwest Iceland’s Seltún Hot Springs reveal how geothermal forces shape landscapes, create colourful mineral patterns and influence local history in the Krýsuvík volcanic zone.
Stretching beneath the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Krýsuvík volcanic system has no central volcano but weaves fissures, lava fields and geothermal hotspots across south-west Iceland.
Iceland’s Sveifluháls, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, reveals traces of ancient subglacial eruptions, glacial meltwater lakes and geothermal landscapes shaped by volcanic forces.
This distinctively conical mountain stands as an enduring witness to the complex interplay of fire and ice that helped shape southwest Iceland during the last ice age.
