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July
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Bird Watching in Akureyri
Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow about bird watching at Óshólmar, an area at the mouth of Eyjafjardará river just outside Akureyri in north Iceland, the largest Icelandic town outside the capital region. Not many tourists know about this attraction, which is perfect for a walk in the sun.
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Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.
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10/08/2005 | 12:32
Ruins discovered at Kárahnjúkar
Ruins of three houses from the 10th and11th centuries have been discovered at the archaeological excavation site at Hál by Kárahnújukar. Morgunbladid reports that the three houses are underneath a layer of ash from the Hekla eruption of 1104.
In an interview with Morgunbladid, archaeologist Gardar Gudmundsson finds it is interesting that the houses are situated at over 600 meters above sea level which is unusual for Iceland. One possible explanation for the location is that the houses were temporary summer dwellings used when tending to sheep at nearby pastures. The other possibility is that it was intended as a permanent dwelling says Gardar.
A large glass pearl, thought to originate in the middle-east, was found in garbage by the house.
Morgunbladid points out that the area where the ruins were found will be submerged when the glacial river Jökulsá á Dal will by dammed to create Hálslón, the reservoir that will feed the hydroelectric plant under construction at Kárahnjúkar. The excavation is financed by the National Power Company, Landsvirkjun.
In an interview with Morgunbladid, archaeologist Gardar Gudmundsson finds it is interesting that the houses are situated at over 600 meters above sea level which is unusual for Iceland. One possible explanation for the location is that the houses were temporary summer dwellings used when tending to sheep at nearby pastures. The other possibility is that it was intended as a permanent dwelling says Gardar.
A large glass pearl, thought to originate in the middle-east, was found in garbage by the house.
Morgunbladid points out that the area where the ruins were found will be submerged when the glacial river Jökulsá á Dal will by dammed to create Hálslón, the reservoir that will feed the hydroelectric plant under construction at Kárahnjúkar. The excavation is financed by the National Power Company, Landsvirkjun.
A skeleton from a person who suffered from the Paget’s disease of bone was unearthed this week during an archeological excavation project at Skriduklaustur in east Iceland, where a monastery was once operated.
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The human being will be on display for the first time in its natural environment in the Reykjavík Family Park and Zoo next weekend. Visitors can observe three men and one woman in a cage after 10 am on Saturday and Sunday.
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July
29
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Woman Beats Male Swimmers in Videy Race
The formal Videy island swim took place yesterday and there were three participants, two men and one woman, Thórdís Hrönn Pálsdóttir, who is the first woman to participate in the Videy swim since 1959.
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The Environment Agency intends to investigate whether the Heath Protection Authority handled the situation in Eskifjördur, east Iceland, in the correct manner when contaminated water from a trawler was carried into the town’s drinking water system.
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July
28
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Westman Islands Expect 18,000 Visitors
July
27
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Iceland-EU Membership Talks Begin
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The second issue of the print edition of Iceland Review 2010 has just been published. Entitled “Under the Volcano” the magazine dedicates 20 pages, words and pictures, to the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier which made headlines all over the word. New subscribers will receive the book Puffins as a gift and all subscribers are part of a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to the magazine.
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REVIEWS
Hendrikka Waage is an accomplished jewellery designer whose first children’s book Rikka and Her Magic Ring in Iceland, takes readers on an enchanted and educational journey through the country. It’s beautifully illustrated and a good lesson in geography, but the plot could have been better thought through and the moral of the story is a bit too prominent.
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July
26
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Feature of the Week: Under the Volcano
On the third day of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption we drove from Skógar to Hvolsvöllur in total darkness, a distance of 18 kilometers. It was frightening, the darkness being so impenetrable that we could hardly see out the windows of the car. We could see faint lights from the farm standing right next to the highway.
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Ásmundur Sveinsson is among the foremost Icelandic sculptors. The current exhibition in the Ásmundur Sveinsson Museum in Reykjavík is entitled “I choose women who thrive…” and features women as symbols in the sculptor’s art. The works in the exhibition are selected from his entire career.
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