One of the many beautifully formed craters in Vatnaöldur in the Torfajökull region
Torfajökull volcano system
The Torfajökull volcano system has been qui...
From 1773
In the last 250 years, or since 1773, there have been 88 volcanic eruptions in Iceland, most of them in Grímsvötn in the middle of Vatnajökull, whi...
Is Torfajökull next?
Hidden at Fjallabak is Torfajökull. A volcano, where the second largest high-heat geothermal area in the country is after Grímsvötn witc...
The eruption at Litli-Hrútur
In a straight line from Reykjavík, the capital area is only about 30 km / 18 mi from the eruption at Litli-Hrútur. An eruption t...
Litli-Hrútur, volcanic eruption in Reykjanes
The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management has closed the area next to the new eruption due to ...
Iceland vs.The Volcano
Icelandic Times visits Reykjavik´s Volcano House
With its intriguing round facade, floor to ceiling windows and bright yellow signa...
ICELAND'S INSIDE STORY
STATE-OF-THE ART EDUCATIONAL CENTRE
The Lava Centre is an interactive, high-tech educational exhibition depicting volcanic ac...
Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 ...
Cinema on Fire
Experience Volcanic Eruptions close up at Volcano House
Every hour, on the hour, take a trip back to 1973 and watch the awesome power of red-h...
The Gateway to Hell- Hekla’s fearsome reputation through the Ages
Hekla is one of the best known volcanoes in Iceland and has a history going back to the Middle...
Potentially an Epic Eruption Bárðarbunga Stratovolcano is keeping everyone on the edge of their seatsEvery now and then we are reminded that Iceland really is t...
Bárðarbunga Stratovolcano is keeping everyone on the edge of their seatsEvery now and then we are reminded that Iceland really is the Land of Fire and Ice. Thes...
All’s Quiet on the Katla Front
Katla volcano is the fourth most active volcanic system in Iceland, after Grímsvötn, Bárdarbunga and Hekla, but as far as erupte...
Hikers walking along Lava Falls on a Glacier
On 20 March 2010, an eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano began in Fimmvörðuháls following months of small ear...
Explore Iceland From Above
Volcano Heli offers scenic helicopter tours for sightseeing and photography
Exploring Iceland by helicopter gives travellers the ult...
The falls plunge 33 feet in a horseshoe-shaped recess, breaking into as many as six distinct segments depending on how much water is present in the artificial...
What is a Geopark Anyway?More than meets the eyeWe keep seeing this word pop up in the media nowadays, but who knows what it really means? In the Greek language...
Hekla – The Gateway to Hell
Hekla is, together with her girlfriend Katla, the best known volcano in Iceland. It is an impressive mountain, as it surmounts most...
Volcano Tours: Inside the Volcano-Volcano Tours Offer you the Chance to Stand inside a Volcano and Descend below the Surface into Ancient Lava CavesMuch has bee...