The Central Bank of Iceland introduced a new ten thousand krónur banknote today. The face of natural scientist and poet Jónas Hallgrímsson appears on the bill, as well as the Eurasian golden plover. Hallgrímsson was interested in the plover and mentioned her in some of his poems. The new …
There are no breaking news at this time on volcanic activity in Mt. Hekla, one of Iceland’s largest volcanoes. Contrary to what many Icelandic Facebook users believe, the volcano has not erupted. This morning, the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police declared an uncertainty phase, the lowest level of …
In the summer of 1967, a group of American astronauts visited Iceland to study the islands’ geology under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. This was the second group of astronauts to visit Iceland, the first group had been there two years earlier. One of the young men …
The readers of Listverse have chosen the Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls’ in the world. Two of them, Dettifoss and Gullfoss, are in Iceland. The two waterfalls are also listed among the World’s top 10 waterfalls on the World of Waterfalls website. Listverse puts Dettifoss at number 4 on …
Auroral activity will be very high over North Iceland tonight, causing spectacular Northern Lights to appear in the sky. A group of amateur photographers is now setting up their equipment just outside Húsavík in North Iceland to capture this amazing dance of lights. Tonight’s Auroral activity is caused by …
Húsavík Hotels have announced the opening of a new hotel this spring. The new Húsavík Cape Hotel will open for guests on May 25th 2012. The hotel offers 19 spacious rooms with a view, located close to the harbor on Húsavík Cape. The new hotel is in a historic …
If you are planning your trip to Húsavík, you might want to use the chance to visit Lake Mývatn as well. This lake is just an hours drive from Húsavík and is surrounded by spectacular nature, as well as being one of the best spots for bird watching in …
Reykjavík Football Club KR is now one step closer to winning the Icelandic Premier League on Sunday, after a fine goal from Húsavík born player Aron Bjarki Jósepsson in the final minutes of their game against Keflavík tonight. The game looked like it was going to finish 2-2, when …
Riaan Manser and Dan Skinstad from South Africa have paddled around Iceland in a double kayak, the expedition beginning in March 2011, and are now about to end where they started on Husavik beach on Saturday 3 September from 12:00. Come down to the beach, join in the celebrations …
Two new exhibitions opened at Húsavík Museum last weekend. In the art gallery on the top floor is an exhibition by local artist Ragna Hermannsdóttir from Bárðardalur, born in 1924. Ragna, who studied art in Iceland and in the Netherlands, gave most of her works to the Museum in …
