The place where the landscape begins

Nowhere on earth are the forces of nature more evident than in Iceland, where glaciers, hot springs, geysers, active volcanoes, ice caps, tundra snow capped peaks, vast lava fields, waterfalls, craters and even Snaefellsjokull (Jules Verne's gateway to the centre of the earth) all vie for the visitor's attention. On high cliffs that characterise much of the coastline, there are some of the most densely populated sea bird colonies in the world; lakes and marshes are teeming with waterfowl.