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Winterblues

Þingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir is an important historical, cultural, and geological site in Iceland. The first Icelandic parliament was established at Þingvellir in 930. Here laws were written and criminals were convicted.

The continental drift between the Eurasian and North American plates is clearly visible in the crevasses traversing the region. The earth is literally being torn apart in Þingvellir, and so earthquakes are a common phenomenon. Þingvellir became the first Icelandic national park in 1930.

Winterblues is an overview of the partially frozen Öxará river on an extremely cold winter morning, just before sunset.

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