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Iceland

Iceland.org  This official site of the Icelandic Foreign service offers a wealth of information about Iceland and Icelandic nature, its history and people, culture and science, travel and leisure, business in Iceland, its economy and foreign policy as well as links on numerous related subjects. [tdh]
http://www.iceland.org/

Destination Iceland.  Excellent photographs of Icelandic landscapes with narratives in English.  [tdh]
http://www.destination-iceland.com/

Antique maps of Iceland.  All antique maps of Iceland (older than 1900) that are in the collection of the National and University Library of Iceland have been converted to a digital format and are accessible here.  [tdh]
http://kort.bok.hi.is/

19th Century Travels in Iceland.  Travelers' reports of what Iceland was like from about 1750 until the beginning of the First World War.  Site maintained by Ed Jackson and hosted at the University of Alberta. [tdh]
http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/elj/19cenice/home.htm

Virtually Virtual Iceland.  Make your own tracks through Iceland, its history and geography.  [tdh]
http://www.isholf.is/gardarj/gardar1.htm

Northern lights. Spectacular photos of this eerie phenomenon. [ul]
http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html

A collection of Islandic photographs.  Over 300 photos from fourteen areas around the country.  Created by Ed Jackson. [ccr]
http://www.edjackson.ca/iceland/index.htm

 


 


Painting of Vikings

Carl Wilhelm Paijkull map

View of Reykjavik