Ystihver and Hveravellir (Husavik) geothermal field
The northernmost geyser in Iceland and the whole world is Ystihver – the only remaining geyser in Hveravellir geothermal field.
El Velo de La Novia, Pachachaca or Lady in White Falls
One of the best examples of pareidolia is El Velo de la Novia waterfall in Peru, Cajamarca Region. It resembles a lady in white.
Kashmir sapphire mines: source of the best blue sapphire
Now legendary, abandoned sapphire mines where the best sapphire in the world was mined.
Hunter Spring
Hunter Spring is 1st magnitude spring with an output of 878.4 l/s. This is subaquatic spring, the area around it is covered with park and housing.
Tarpon Hole (King’s Spring)
One of the best places to see manatees in nature is King’s Spring or Tarpon Hole – a subaquatic spring in King’s Bay. The spring has an output of 1,213 l/s.
Blue Nile Falls – Tis Abay
Enormous waterfall, 37 – 45 m high, up to 400 m wide. Now part of the water is used by hydropower plant.
Mount Erebus – the southernmost active volcano
One of the few constant glowing lava lakes in the world. Here are found large anorthoclase crystals in the center of the caldera of the volcano.
Leppaluði borehole
Often tourists mix up two hot springs or geysers – the artificial and more active Leppaluði borehole and dormant Grýla – once impressive…
Grýla – geyser near Hveragerði
Now Grýla is dormant or even extinct geyser – but some decades ago it was one of the most impressive Icelandic geysers, up to 10 m high.
Maxixe Mine – unique blue beryl find
The first find of deep blue beryl – maxixe, discovered in 1917. Stones quickly discolored and lost their value, thus the mine was abandoned.
