Southern Region (Iceland)

region of Iceland

thumb|UNESCO World Heritage plaque Þingvellir (, anglicised as Thingvellir) was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Iceland's capital, .

volcano in Iceland

Hvannadalshnjúkur (pronounced ) or Hvannadalshnúkur is a pyramidal peak on the northwestern rim of the summit crater of the Öræfajökull volcano in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Its summit is the highest point and the only Ultra-prominent peak in the country.

thumb|right|300px|The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and [[Eyjafjallajökull]]

Seljalandsfoss () is a waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall drops and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave.

thumb|Strokkur at rest Strokkur (Icelandic , "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík. It typically erupts every 6–10 minutes. Its usual height is , although it can sometimes erupt up to high.

Mýrdalsjökull (pronounced , Icelandic for "(the) mire dale glacier" or "(the) mire valley glacier") is an ice cap on the top of the Katla volcano in the south of Iceland. It is to the north of the town of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller ice cap Eyjafjallajökull. Between these two glaciers is the Fimmvörðuháls pass.

thumb|280px|Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak of Öræfajökull. Öræfajökull (; 'Öræfi glacier' or 'wasteland glacier') is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. The largest active volcano and the highest peak in Iceland at , it lies within the Vatnajökull National Park and is covered by part of the glacier.

Geysir (), sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in south-western Iceland, that geological studies suggest started forming about 1150 CE. The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to go quickly forward"). Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about to the south. The Strokkur geyser may be confused with it, and the geothermal field it is in is known usually as either Geysir or Haukadalur.

Tindfjallajökull (, alternatively Tindafjallajökull) is a glacier in the south of Iceland whose name is also given to the underlying stratovolcano. Tindfjöll (, "peak mountains") is a ridge that extends to the south of the glacier and is an alternative name for the volcano. The name of the glacier in Icelandic means "Tindfjöll glacier".

Apavatn () is a lake in southwest Iceland. With a surface area of around 13 km2 it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of Laugarvatn, which lies to the north of Apavatn.

Torfajökull (Icelandic for "Torfi's glacier"; ) is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera (central volcano) capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland. This is now known to be due to a VEI 5 eruption 55,000 years ago.

Öxarárfoss () is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá . The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.

thumb|The campsite in the Landmannalaugar valley thumb|right|The mountain Háalda seen from [[Vondugil . The photo was taken a few kilometers west of the campsite in Landmannalaugar.]] thumb|right|The camp site in Landmannalaugar thumb|right|Landmannalaugar thumb|The mountains at Landmannalaugar thumb|Hiking at Landmannalaugar Landmannalaugar () is a location in Iceland's Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the Highland. It is on the edge of the Laugahraun lava field. This lava field was formed by an eruption in approximately 1477. It is largely known for its natural geothermal hot springs and surrou

valley in Bláskógabyggð, Iceland

thumb|upright|Upper: Ash covered the valley in early June 2010, immediately after the eruption. Lower: The same area, in September 2011 thumb|Near Básar, in Þórsmörk Thórsmörk (, ) is a mountain ridge in Iceland that was named after the Norse god Thor (Þór). It is situated in the south of Iceland between the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull. The name "Thórsmörk" properly refers only to the mountain ridge between the rivers Krossá, Þröngá, and Markarfljót, but is sometimes used informally to describe a wider area that includes the region between Thórsmörk and Eyjafjallajökull. Thó

thumb|Area in Fimmvörðuháls Fimmvörðuháls (; "five cairns pass") is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. The route between Skógar and Thórsmörk goes through this pass and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being long and involving of climbing. There are two mountain huts along Fimmvörðuháls, one owned by hiking association Útivist, the other called Baldvinsskáli (). The route from Skógar has many waterfalls along the way. The route is only accessible between mid-June and late-August. On the night of 16 May 1970, three

thumb|Dyrhólaey thumb|Dyrhólaey Lighthouse thumb|Reynisfjara and Reynisdrangar as seen from Dyrhólaey

thumb|300px|right|Skeidará Sandur from Skaftafell National Park|Skaftafell Skeiðará () is a relatively short glacier river (about 30 km long). It has its source on the glacier Skeiðarárjökull, one of the southern arms of the Vatnajökull in the south of Iceland.

one of the six constituencies (kjördæmi) of Iceland

thumb|Fjaðrárgljúfur Fjaðrárgljúfur (, "feather river canyon") is a canyon in south east Iceland. The Fjaðrá river flows through it.

The Kúðafljót () is a river in the south of Iceland. It is one of the largest glacier rivers in the country.

Markarfljót () is a river in the south of Iceland. It is approximately long and has had in pre-history jökulhlaups which would be potentially catastrophic, if a similar sized one was to happen in the future.

thumb|320px|Þjórsárdalur with Búrfell (Þjórsárdal) to the left and Hekla to the right thumb|Háifoss waterfall thumb|Gjáin Þjórsárdalur (, ) is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between the mountain Búrfell, alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and the mountain Skriðufell to the west. The valley is quite flattened over and pumicey after repeated eruption of the nearby volcano Hekla as well as other volcanoes in the vicinity like the Vatnaöldur volcanic system which produced Iceland's biggest known lavafield Þjórsá Lava (Þjórsárhraun) in prehistoric times or the Grímsnes volc

The Skaftá () is a river in South Iceland. It is primarily glacial in origin and has had its course modified by volcanic activity; as a result of both, it often floods because of glacial melting.

Gljúfrafoss () or Gljúfrabúi ("one who lives in the canyon") is a small waterfall north of the larger falls of Seljalandsfoss in Iceland. The falls are partially obscured by the cliff rock, but hikers can follow a trail to enter the narrow canyon where the water plummets to a small pool. There is also a winding trail nearby and a wooden staircase to enable sightseers to climb roughly halfway up and view the falls from another perspective.

thumb|right|Mýrdalssandur: By moving the fine material, coarser rock material is separated () Mýrdalssandur () is an outwash plain on the south coast of Iceland.

thumb|View over Skeiðarársandur

lighthouse in Iceland

right|thumb|A church at Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð Fljótshlíð () is a rural area in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra in Southern Region, Iceland. Before the formation of Rangárþing eystra in 2002, Fljótshlíð was its own municipality called Fljótshlíðarhreppur. Fljót (genitive case: fljóts) means "river", and hlíð means "slope". Fljótshlíð lies to the east of Hvolsvöllur and north of the Markarfljót river. Gunnar Hámundarson lived in the area in the 10th century. Other notable inhabitants include Tómas Sæmundsson, editor of Fjölnir, artist Nína Sæmundsson and poet Þorsteinn Erlingsson.

thumb|right|Eurasian whimbrel, popular bird in Lónsöræfi Lónsöræfi () is a wilderness area in south-east Iceland. The region is characterised by its varied geological formations. These mostly date from a period between 5 and 7 million years ago, when the volcano Kollumúlaeldstöðvar was active. The glacier tongues of the eastern extreme of Vatnajökull also impose themselves on the area. Visible to the north-west is Snæfell (1833m), the highest peak in Iceland that isn't part of a glacier. The mountains within the area itself include Sauðhamarstindur (1319m) and Jökulgilstindar (1313 m).

thumb|Areal view of Breiðamerkursandur. thumb|Jökulsárlón is situated on Breiðamerkursandur, below the subglacial volcano Öræfajökull (zoomed) behind. thumb|Breidamerkursandur from Road No.1, to the left is part of Öræfajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull glacier just in front. Breiðamerkursandur (, ) is a glacial outwash plain in southeast Iceland. The area is mostly sand, although some vegetation is beginning to grow in the area.

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lighthouse in Iceland

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