The North-West fjord region of Iceland

The north-western fjords of Iceland is very special region of Iceland. It is an "old" region of Iceland compared to the central, northern, southern and south-western districts of Iceland. There are no active volcanoes around but some hot springs are still present. However, in the extreme north-western part even these are missing. A second reason why this region is so special is that after WWII all the local settlements were abandoned (by government order). Although the locals dependent very much on fishing, they also had a sheep grazing culture. After the region was abandoned by the fishing/farmers (the settlers remained ownership of their old homes be it now as summer holiday houses) the region was no more grazed by sheep. This has led to a lush natural (hyper-)boreal vegetation not degraded by human activities like husbandry grazing. Thus it has become a splendid region to hike. And there is one more thing: because farming practises were abandoned so was the hunt on polar foxes (at least by law: poaching has been going on for many years). If you want to see polar foxes on Iceland this is the region: the foxes have learned not to be afraid of humans any more.

At Hornvík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
  • At Rekavík
  • At Rekavík
  • At Rekavík
  • At Aðalvík
  • At Aðalvík
  • Near Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
  • At Hornvík
Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
Hesteyri to Aðalvík & Rekavík
Sailing to Hesteyri in the Jökullfjords one can have a good view on the Drangajökull ice cap and glacier, that is weather permitting..

Natural History of Iceland Site  in Dutch

Natural History of Iceland Site  Dutch