Þórisvatn

Southern Region · Iceland

Þórisvatn, Iceland
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Iceland's largest lake by area sits in the barren highlands, enlarged as a hydropower reservoir. Its stark, treeless surroundings of black sand and distant glaciers make for a haunting, remote landscape.

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