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Places to see in Iceland

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  SurtseyUNESCO

  Island · Southern Region

  Surtsey is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland. At 63.303°N 20.605°W Surtsey is the southernmost point of Iceland.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Gratwicke (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  ÞingvellirUNESCO

  Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum

  Park & nature · Southern Region

  Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Iceland's capital, Reykjavík.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andreas Tille (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Vatnajökull National ParkUNESCO

  Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

  Park & nature · Southern Region

  Vatnajökull National Park is one of three national parks in Iceland, and is the largest one. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the southwest and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Justraveling.com (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Reykjavík

  Reykjavíkurborg

  City · Capital Region

  Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located on the southern shore of the Faxaflói bay in southwest Iceland and has a latitude of 64°08′ N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hedwig Storch (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Akureyri

  Town · Northeastern Region

  Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous municipality and the largest outside the Capital Region. The municipality includes the town's neighbourhood at the head of Eyjafjörður and two farther islands: Hrísey at the mouth of Eyjafjörður and Grímsey off the coast.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gerd Eichmann (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kópavogur

  Kópavogsbær

  Town · Capital Region

  Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ogkelt (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Hafnarfjörður

  Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður

  Town · Capital Region

  Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, anglicised as Hafnarfjorthur, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of the country.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Udm (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Hekla

  Mountain · Southern Region

  Hekla, or Hecla, is an active stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since the year 1210.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hansueli Krapf (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Laki

  Mountain · Southern Region

  Laki or Lakagígar is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the volcanic fissure of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The fissure is properly referred to as Lakagígar, while Laki is a mountain that the fissure bisects.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chmee2/Valtameri (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Hallgrímskirkja

  Religious · Capital Region

  Hallgrímskirkja is a Protestant Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and second tallest building in the country.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Steinninn (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Icelandic Phallological Museum

  Hið Íslenzka Reðasafn

  Museum · Capital Region

  The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The museum also holds 22 imagined penises of creatures from Icelandic folklore.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: APK (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Gullfoss

  Waterfall · Southern Region

  Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland, between the municipalities of Bláskógabyggð and Hrunamannahreppur. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, and is included in "Golden Circle" tours of the countryside near Reykjavík.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andreas Tille (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map