News Tagged with “East Iceland”

Reindeer Calves Receive Attention

3 Oct 2021 Two reindeer calves, found motherless last spring, have in recent weeks delighted children and tourists in East Iceland.

Trailer Shows Will Smith in Stuðlagil Canyon

2 Oct 2021 Parts of American actor Will Smith’s visit to Iceland last year can now be viewed in the official trailer of the Disney+ series Welcome to Earth.

East Iceland Police Shoot and Injure Armed Man: Gunshot Heard on Video

27 Aug 2021 Police officers in East Iceland shot and injured a man in the town Egilsstaðir last night.

Accident in Stuðlagil Canyon

19 Aug 2021 An accident occurred in Stuðlagil canyon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon.

Snow-Covered Ground in Summer

14 Jun 2021 It may be the middle of June, but nonetheless it snowed in the East Fjords of Iceland yesterday.

Drive Slowly! Reindeer Crossing the Road!

26 Jan 2021 The East Iceland Police Department has posted a statement on Facebook, saying that in recent days, several traffic accidents on Norðfjarðarvegur road, near the Fjarðaál aluminum smelter in Reyðarfjörður, have involved cars hitting reindeer that suddenly crossed the road.

Unique View of Stuðlagil Ravine

9 Aug 2020 Among the most popular places to visit in East Iceland this summer is Stuðlagil ravine in Jökuldalur valley.

Flying Trampolines and Cars Stuck in Snow

5 May 2020 Summer may officially have arrived in Iceland, prompting optimistic people to take out their trampolines and patio furniture.

Never-Ending Waterfalls: Impressive Video

11 Nov 2019 Klifbrekkufossar waterfalls are among the treasures of East Iceland.

Sounds Hot? Floating Pools and Geothermal Tea

9 Jul 2019 Floating pools, beer brewed with geothermal water, and geothermal tea – all this will be on offer at new nature baths, Vök Baths.

Warning: Reindeer traffic in East and South East Iceland

14 Dec 2017 The Iceland Road Administration and the East Iceland Nature Research Centre would like to warn drivers to look out for reindeer crossing roads in East and South East Iceland.

The tiny village of Breiðdalsvík in the East Fjords. The lights were seen just above the rocks at the back of the photograph.

Mystery blue-green light shoots across Iceland skies

23 Nov 2017 Locals of Breiðdalsvík in East Iceland wondered if the aliens were actually coming on Tuesday when they were surprised by strange lights shooting across the sky.

Kristín Steinsdóttir next to the memorial for Dísa, the famous ghost of Seyðisfjörður.

"There's a person behind every ghost"

27 Aug 2017 Icelandic author Kristín Steinsdóttir came up with the idea of a memorial for Þórdís Þorgeirsdóttir, a woman who was killed in an East Iceland fjord in 1797 because she was thought to be a ghost.

The mudslide hit two houses in Seyðisfjörður

Mudslide and floods in East Iceland

26 Jun 2017 There was heavy rain in East Iceland last weekend, which resulted in a mudslide in Seyðisfjörður and a flooded river in Eskifjörður.

The church stands out as it's unlike most churches in Iceland.

Building a church like solving a jigsaw puzzle

16 Jun 2017 The church belongs to Brothers of the Capuchin monk order. Church was built in Slovakia but the brothers themselves have assembled it in Reyðarfjörður. It will be inaugurated tomorrow at 11 am.