Stuðlagil Canyon

In the valley Jökuldalur (Glacier Valley) in East Iceland there is a marvelous natural site that almost nobody knew about until recently. For a long time it was hidden underwater or until the hydroelectric plant Kárahnjúkavirkjun was built and the water flow in the glacier river Jökla was remarkably reduced. This marvel is the part of Jökla’s canyon, which is called Stuðlagil Canyon. Stuðlagil Canyon has one of the most significant and most beautiful basalt columns formations in Iceland. The color of the water changes in autumn, so it’s now brownish instead of clear blue.

I cannot remember how I took a note of it as it is not listed in any of my travel books or maps. I may have seen it on Instagram and this must be the reason that I saw more (youngish) people during my stop at Stuðlagil than at all other places together in East Iceland. All of them browsing around for THE Instagram shot…

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