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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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ICE-SAR search and rescue team member and inhabitant of Grundarfjörður, Tómas Logi Hallgrímsson, caught close-up footage of a pack of killer whales searching for foods in the West Iceland fjord on Sunday.
Tómas and his parents had decided to enjoy the good weather by taking their boat out and that’s how they came so close to the whales.
He told visir.is that he had also seen many killer whales in Grundarfjörður on an earlier occasion, “but that time I didn’t have my camera with me.”
According to Tómas, there is plenty of herring in the fjord these days, which is why the killer whales appear.
When asked what it was like to experience being so close to these large animals, he said, “it was of course incredible. You don’t realize how big they are until you can almost reach out and touch them. I sometimes had to look both sides to see the entire whale.”
Information on winter whale watching tours from Grundarfjörður is available here.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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