Category: Nature and Travel

Annual pufflings rescue in Westman Islands

18 Sep It's that time of year again in Iceland, the annual baby puffin, or puffling, rescue in the Westman Islands.

Tourists stranded on Reykjavik islet when observing Northern Lights

17 Sep The Reykjavik Metropolitan Police received notification last night about a group of tourists who had become stuck in Grótta in Seltjarnarnes, West Reykjavik. Grótta can be accessed by foot at low tide but at high tide it's only accessible by boat.

Majestic iceberg visible from Siglufjörður, North Iceland

16 Sep A majestic iceberg is now visible not far from the coast of Siglufjörður in North Iceland. The Iceland Met Office received a phonecall from a fishing trawler this morning who spotted the iceberg. Numerous icebergs have been spotted this summer, all of them having drifted here from Greenland.

No damage occured as the earthquakes were small.

Earthquake felt in Reykjavik last night

14 Sep An earthquake originating in the Bláfjöll mountains occurred last night at 20:17 and measured 4.2. It was felt in Reykjavik, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur and was followed by several smaller aftershocks.

Island for sale in remote West Fjords

13 Sep The island of Vigur in Ísafjarðardjúp in the West Fjords is now for sale. MP for the Progressive Party Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir says that the state should purchase the island as too much land has recently been sold to foreign investors, which is a worrying development.