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Iceland
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North Iceland is the region of Iceland along the Greenland Sea, flirting with the Arctic Circle.
Wool products made with 100% Icelandic wool. In fact, they are made in the same building to the left of the store. It often has small free giveaways for you to take home. Products are cheaper than the stores in Reykjavik.
By bus
Buses operated by Sterna link North Iceland with the West and Southwest regions. SBA has buses between Akureyri and Egilsstaðir.
By plane
Multiple flights a day, operated by Icelandair, link Akureyri with Reykjavík. Norlandair operates flights from Akureyri to Grímsey, Nerlerit Inaat, Vopnafjörður, and Þórshöfn.
By bus
Sterna operates scheduled buses along the western stretch of the Ring Road in North Iceland as well as between Varmahlíð (in Skagafjörður) and Siglufjörður, and Akureyri and Ólafsfjörður.
By thumb
Iceland is typically a great country for hitchhiking, but be extremely careful of the weather in this region, as it is highly unpredictable.
By plane
North Iceland is the only region in Iceland with flights between towns. From Akureyri airport you can get flights to Þórshöfn in the northeast and Grímsey, a small island sitting on the Arctic Circle.
By boat
A ferry called Sæfari sails between Dalvík on one hand and Grímsey and Hrísey, operated by Landflutningar.
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A lake near Akureyri in the North of Iceland, Mývatn has an unearthly appearance owing to special types of volcanic craters throughout the lake. There are plenty of activities in this area: Smajfall (desert where sulphuric steam comes out of the ground) and Dimmuborgir (aka The Black City aka The Gates of Hell).
Although Vatnajökull itself is far from North Iceland, the national park also contains the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system, which flows from the glacier over the highlands and into Öxarfjörður on the north coast.
contains an impressive horseshoe waterfall.
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