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Iceland, 28 Jan 2022

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Iceland guide remains the most in-depth guide available to one of the few countries in the world that has no mosquitoes, no ants, and some of the planet's most extraordinary volcanic landscapes, glaciers, waterfalls and geothermal wonders.

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ArticleIce­land Essen­tials

THE BASICS Cur­rency Icelandic króna (ISK) Exchange rates (Octo­ber 2021) £1=176ISK, US $1= 129ISK, € = 149ISK Time GMT year-round (in sum­mer 1 hour behind Lon­don) Elec­tri­city AC 220V; fre­quency 50Hz Inter­na­tional dial­ling code +354...

Ice­land Essen­tials

ArticleKEY TO SYMBOLS

State bound­ary Paved roads Unpaved roads Foot­path Air­port Bus/taxi sta­tion Car hire Pet­rol sta­tion Cruise-ship berth Ferry/car ferry/sea­sonal City/town Vil­lage Tour­ist inform­a­tion Museum/art gal­lery Theatre Post...

KEY TO SYMBOLS

ArticleSpec­tac­u­lar land­scapes

A stun­ning com­bin­a­tion of col­our­ful stone, water and lava, the dra­matic land­scapes of Land­man­nalaugar are some of the most pho­to­graphed in Ice­land

Spec­tac­u­lar land­scapes

ArticleWild­life

Glown­ish ( Frater­cu­laarc­tica) or lundi, are the iconic bird of Ice­land – and one of over 300 bird spe­cies that have been spot­ted in the coun­try

Wild­life

ArticleReykjavík

The coun­try’s quirky, vibrant cap­ital is a glor­i­ous jux­ta­pos­i­tion of ancient and mod­ern

Reykjavík

ArticleGla­ciers

Cov­er­ing around 11% of Ice­land, gla­ciers are an import­ant part of the coun­try’s geo­lo­gical makeup and home to a wide range of incred­ible activ­it­ies

Gla­ciers