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The first ray of light shone on Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur, on the glacier Öræfajökull, at 10:43:47 on January 13 at N64°00’21.2” and W16°55’40.5” looking E144° at 91 meters (299 feet) above sea level.
Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
The above image was taken from Ring Road 1, with a Canon 1D X, 24-105mm 4.0L at 85mm and 1/160 at 11.0, ISO 200.
Öræfajökull is part of Vatnajökull National Park, West Europe’s largest national park, covering 13 percent of the Republic of Iceland. Hvannadalshnjúkur towers 2,119 meters (6,952 feet) up to the sky and is Iceland’s biggest and most powerful volcano. The last time the volcano erupted was in 1727, and before that in 1362. The next one... ?
The best time to climb the peak is from late March to late May.
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Whitsun, or hvítasunna in Icelandic, is a religious holiday, celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Usually known as Pentecost in English, the holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ.
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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will become Iceland’s next prime minister and leader of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, will take up the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, as reported in the Icelandic media yesterday.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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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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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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