Thursday, April 25, 2019

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  1. Today on Bing

    April 25, 2019

    Here comes summer

    It’s the first day of summer in Iceland. Known as ‘sumardagurinn fyrsti,’ this national holiday has been celebrated on the first Thursday after April 18 for centuries. The first settlers in Iceland used the Old Norse calendar, which divided the year into just two seasons. So, summer starts earlier and lasts longer in Iceland than in other countries. But then, so does winter. Today’s a cold start to summer, with temperatures in late April rarely getting above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but conditions are good for the ice cave we’re featuring today, in Vatnajökull National Park. The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume, and rests atop multiple active volcanoes. Gleðilegt sumar, Icelanders!

    Quote of the day

    ❛Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.❜
    Oscar Wilde

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  3. Vatnajökull - Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnajökull
    Vatnajökull, also known as Glacier of Lakes in English, is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and one of the largest in area in Europe. It is the second largest glacier in area after Austfonna on Svalbard in Norway but, nevertheless, larger by volume.
  4. Vatnajokull National Park

    https://www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en
    Vatnajökull National Park sends you its best wishes for the Holidays and for health and happiness throughout the coming year. May our glaciers prosper as well, they really need our unified effort. So perhaps our New Year’s resolution should be to reduce our …
  5. Visit Vatnajökull - Hotels and activities in south Iceland

    https://visitvatnajokull.is
    The Vatnajökull Region . The Vatnajökull Region stretches over a large area in the Southeast of Iceland. The area that covers over 200 km of the Ring Road, you will find a great variety of activities, accommodation and restaurants.
  6. Vatnajökull National Park - Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnajökull_National_Park

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