In the southeast corner of Iceland, black volcanic sand gives way to the gleaming expanse of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier ...

Iceland is a country unlike any other,a breathtaking island where volcanic forces and icy landscapes collide to form one of ...

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UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972. Their first list of outstanding places included 12 spots, ranging ...

The Vatnajökull ice cap is the largest glacier in Europe and covers 8 percent of Iceland. It's also home to the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and a "diamond" beach.

Finally, the most famous subglacial resident at Vatnajökull is Grímsvötn - not only is it one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland, but it also erupted as recently as 2004 (see above). Much ...

Justice is best served cold. At least, that’s what the cast and crew team of “Justice League” (out now) think. Key scenes in the superhero flick were shot in some of Iceland’s bleakest ...

Environmental activists say that still isn’t enough to make Iceland, a wealthy nation of just 350,000 people, a model. Despite generating clean geothermal energy and hydropower, major industries ...

Quick post today, but RUV.is is reporting that three small explosions occurred in the area just north of Vatnajökull. The nature of the explosions are unknown at this point, but from the rough ...

Chilling video out of Iceland shows a tour group running to safety after a chunk of ice broke from the edge of a glacier, causing a crashing wave. The "enormous calving" was captured by a tour ...

The Vatnajökull glacier is so important to Icelanders and their heritage that their national airline, Iceland Air, even decorated their latest plane to look like the ice cap to mark 80 years in ...

Grímsvötn erupting in 2004 through the Vatnajökull glacier. Finally, the most famous subglacial resident at Vatnajökull is Grímsvötn - not only is it one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland, but ...