Akureyri and the Picturesque NorthCollection of colour photographs of this north Icelandic city. |
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19th century Althing architecture Arctic Circle Ásbyrgi autumn beauty became bird birthplace botanical garden built carved Christ and Thor Christian cliffs co-operative colours Dalvík Danish Dettifoss Eyjafjord River famous farm farmers Farther fertile Field Failless fishing fjord floe ice flourish foreshore Gásir Glacial River Glerá Grímsey Gudmund H Aerial view Helgi the Lean Hlíðarfjall Hólar honorary citizen Hrísey Húsavík Icelandair Icelandic sagas inhabitants island Jón Arason Jón Sveinsson king of Denmark Kjarval landscape lived Matthías Jochumsson merchants Mödruvellir in Hörgárdale mountains Mývatn nation Nonni northern Iceland Oddeyri picturesque plants poems poetry poets preserved priest of Ljósavatn Regional Library rímur road rock rural sails Saurbær settlement settlers ships shore Skagafjord skiing skyr snow spring summer surroundings swimming pool thermal Thule Today town trade trout valley Victory Heights visitor waterfall winter wooden church