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In Greenwich Village the Washington Square Arch where many students and
New Yorkers get together.
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Times Square with the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
New York
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New York City - South Street Seaport with the Ambrose lightship built in 1908 on the
East River surrounded by Lower Manhattan skyscrapers
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Brooklyn and Manhattan Bdidges in New York City.
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Blue Whale spotted in the Skjálfandi Bay north of Húsavík. Blue Whales are the largest mammals on earth weighing from 110 - 190 tons and measuring about 30 meters. It is believed that about 700 to 1000 of the 4000 estimated existing Blue Whales feed around the Icelandic shores during summer months. |
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From Húsavík. North Icelandic fishing town. Blick von Húsavík. Fisherdorf in Nordisland. Vue de Húsavík. Petite ville de peche. Le nord d'Islande. |
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Húsavík Húsavík, N. Iceland. |
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Akureyri. View to the south over town center. Akureyri is situated on the southwestern shore of the Eyjafjörður fjord, one of the most beautiful fjords in all of Iceland. Akureyri is known for its agriculture and is the cultural and commercial center of the north. In the winter the snow-capped mountains offer some of the best skiing in the country. |
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Akureyri - Hlíðarfjall mountain in the background. |
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The junior geyser "Strokkur" erupts approximately every 5-6 minutes with water and steam reaching heights of about 30 meters. The area surrounding Strokkur contains many other smaller bubbling hot springs, as well as the great Geysir. |
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Haust í Mývatnssveit. Bjáfjall í baksýn. |
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Strokkur the junior geyser erupts approximately every 5-6 minites. The area surrounding Strokkur contains many other smaller bubbling hot springs as well as the great Geysir. |
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View of the diatomite power plant at Bjarnaflag and the steam gushing boreholes. The power plant was the first of its kind in Iceland to harness geothermal heat. |
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RÍS - HÍR Reðurstofa Íslands Hið Íslanzka Reðasafn The Icelandic Institute of Phallology The Icelandic Phallological Museum Future Premises of the icelandic Phallological Museum |
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RÍS - HÍR Reðurstofa Íslands Hið Íslanzka Reðasafn The Icelandic Institute of Phallology The Icelandic Phallological Museum |
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Heklugosið 1991. Hraunrennsil í suðaustur hlíðum eldfjallsins, 15. febrúar 1991. |
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The Blue Lagoon is a unique geothermal wonder. The president of Iceland formally opened the new geothermal spa facilities at the Blue Lagoon on July 15, 1999. The Blue Lagoon is located only a 15 minite drive from the Leifur Eríksson international Air Terminal. |
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Opened in June 2004, the 5000 m2 lagoon in Mývatn is filled with geothermal water rich in minerals, silica and blue green algae. These ingredients offer a nourishing and rejuvenating bathing experience. The steam baths are built over fissures that allows pure and un- polluted steam to rise directly from its source. Architect: Halldór Gíslasson, department dean of architect and design, Iceland Academy of the Arts. Photo: Þórhallur Birgisson |
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Lake Mývatn, N. Iceland, has countless faces. This sill-active geo- thermal and volcanic hotbed is also renowned for its bizarre lava formations and rich bird life. Der see Mývatn in Nordisland hat viele Gesichter. Diese aktive geo- thermale und vulkanische Brutstätte is für seine bizarren Lava- formationen und als Vogelparadies bekannt. Le Lac Mývatn au nord-est de l'Islande a mille visages. Cette région aux activités géothermiques et volcaniques est connue pour ses étranges formations de lave et un paradis pour les oiseaux. |
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Reykjavík's old city centre - the heart of the capital, dating from when it was little more than a village. Die Altstadt von Reykjavík - das Herz der Hauptstadt - war noch im 19. Jahrhundert nur ein kleines Dorf. Le centre de Reykjavík - coœur de la capitale - n'était encore qu'un petit village au 19e siècle. |
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Leifur Eiríksson International Air Terminal |
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Leifur Eiríksson (Leif the Lucky) became the first European to set foot in America, in the year 1000. Statue by US sculptor Sterling Calder, outside Hall- grímskirkja church. Der Wikinger Leifur Eiríksson kam als erster Europäer im Jahr 1000 nach Amerika. Die Skulptur des amerika- nischen Bildhauers Sterling Calder vor der Kirche Hall- grímskirkja in Reykjavík. Leifur Eiríksson, dit le Chanceux, fut, en l'an 1000, le premier européen connu à poser le pied sur le sol de l'Amérique. Statue, exécutée par le sculpteur américain Sterling Calder, devant l'entrée de l'église de Hallgrímur (Hallgrímskirkja), à Reykjavík. |
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Aerial view of Reykjavík looking west to the Snæfellsnes glacier. Hallgrímskirkja in the foreground. |
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Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. View of city with the mountain Esja in the background. |
