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Places to visit in the Highlands of Iceland

The interior: Landmannalaugar, Kerlingarfjöll, Askja and more. Most are reached on F-roads in summer.

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AskjaHighlands · VolcanoAskjaAskja is a vast volcanic caldera in the Dyngjufjöll mountains of Iceland's central Highlands, within Vatnajökull National Park.
Highlands · WaterfallAxlafossAxlafoss is a small, remote waterfall on the Hólmsá river in the southern Highlands of Iceland, off the F210 mountain road.
Highlands · MountainEinhyrningurEinhyrningur, meaning "one horn", is a standalone mountain about 750 m high on the edge of the highlands beyond Fljótshlíð, between the Tind.
EldgjáHighlands · CanyonEldgjáEldgjá (“Fire Canyon”) is a huge volcanic fissure in the southern Highlands of Iceland, with a main canyon of about 8.5 km.FagrifossHighlands · WaterfallFagrifossFagrifoss is a wide waterfall of about 80 m on the Geirlandsá river, beside the F206 highland road that leads to the Lakagígar craters, abou.FossabrekkurHighlands · WaterfallFossabrekkurFossabrekkur is a green oasis of small waterfalls and rapids, about 150 metres wide, where the western branch of the Ytri-Rangá river drops .
Highlands · Hot springGrímsfjall hot springGrímsfjall is a mountain on the western part of Vatnajökull glacier, at about 1,725 metres above sea level, where geothermal heat from the G.
HofsjökullHighlands · GlacierHofsjökullHofsjökull is Iceland's third-largest glacier, an ice cap covering about 830 km² in the Central Highlands, with an active volcano and calder.HveravellirHighlands · Geothermal areaHveravellirHveravellir is a geothermal area in the central Highlands, on the Kjölur route (F35) between the glaciers Langjökull and Hofsjökull.KerlingarfjöllHighlands · Geothermal areaKerlingarfjöllKerlingarfjöll is a rhyolite mountain range in the central Highlands, home to the colourful Hveradalir geothermal area of steaming vents and.LakagígarHighlands · CraterLakagígarLakagígar (the Laki craters) is a long row of more than 130 volcanic craters formed in the 1783–1784 Skaftáreldar eruption, one of the most .LandmannalaugarHighlands · Geothermal areaLandmannalaugarLandmannalaugar is a highland area in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve known for its colourful rhyolite mountains, lava fields and a natural hot.LaugavallalaugHighlands · Hot springLaugavallalaugLaugavallalaug is a natural, unmanaged hot spring in Laugavalladalur valley, in the highlands of East Iceland north of the Kárahnjúkar dam.MarkarfljótsgljúfurHighlands · CanyonMarkarfljótsgljúfurMarkarfljótsgljúfur is a deep river canyon in the southern Highlands, about 200 metres deep and around 4 km long, cut by a glacial flood fro.MælifellHighlands · MountainMælifellMælifell is a 799-metre, cone-shaped volcano covered in green moss, rising about 200 m above the black sand plain of Mælifellssandur in the .SigöldugljúfurHighlands · CanyonSigöldugljúfurSigöldugljúfur canyon, known as the Valley of Tears, is a narrow, moss-lined canyon fed by dozens of small waterfalls near the Sigalda power.StakkholtsgjáHighlands · CanyonStakkholtsgjáStakkholtsgjá is a narrow gorge, up to about 100 m deep, on the way into Þórsmörk in the southern highlands, reached from Seljalandsfoss alo.
Highlands · Hot springStrútslaugStrútslaug is a remote natural hot spring in the southern highlands, in the valley Hólmsárbotnar between the glaciers Torfajökull and Mýrdal.
ÓfærufossHighlands · WaterfallÓfærufossÓfærufoss is a two-step waterfall, about 40 metres high, inside Eldgjá, the long volcanic canyon in the Icelandic Highlands.
Highlands · Nature reserveÞórsmörkÞórsmörk ("Thor's Forest") is a sheltered valley in the South Iceland highlands, surrounded by the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull .