Natural Wonder Only Discovered in 2009

Although the natural wonder Stuðlagil and the basalt columns have always been here, much of this fascinating landscape was underwater until only a few years ago. It is almost hard to believe when standing here that this was a terrifying place under the forceful pressure of a dominating and angry river. It is by any standard one of the most beautiful places in Iceland where you can see and photograph exceptional basalt columns. When Icelanders built the hydroelectric plant Kárahnjúkavirkjun the sources for
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