Islands in Iceland

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.