This basalt column waterfall – located by Stuðlagil Canyon in Efri-Jökuldalur in Fljótsdalshérað, East Iceland –was discovered after the creation of the Káranhjúkar hydro-dam.

Iceland is home to magnificent geological formations, but one of its most unusual natural sights is the Elephant Rock ...

"The island's entire surface is made of volcanic rock, most of it basalt (the igneous rock that forms when lava cools). Iceland's towering cliffs and jagged islands and skerries are all made of ...

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At 60 meters high, Skogafoss is one of Iceland's most iconic and easily accessible waterfalls for solo travelers like me.

One approach it’s looking at is to capture and export the CO2 Swiss industries emit to Iceland for sequestration in basalt rock layers. Not all Icelanders are in favor.

Iceland has black-sand beaches ... It’s got black-sand beaches with towering basalt columns, heart-stopping (and heart-warming) waterfalls, butt-warming natural springs, ice caves and lava ...