Þingvallavatn

Southern Region · Iceland

Þingvallavatn, Iceland
Photo: Hansueli Krapf  This file was uploaded with Commonist., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to August
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The largest natural lake in Iceland, set within a rift valley where two tectonic plates pull apart. Its exceptionally clear, cold water draws divers to the fissures at Silfra.

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