For the thrill-seeking traveler, hiking a glacier is hard to beat. But beware of the dangers lurking when you're admiring the beauty of this Icelandic park.

Hello and welcome to the real life Fortress of Solitude. This unbelievably beautiful cavern is inside Vatnajökull, Iceland’s biggest glacier, captured by photographer Kate Friend, who took a ...

In the southeast corner of Iceland, black volcanic sand gives way to the gleaming expanse of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. Each year, throngs of visitors strap on crampons to ...

Mr. Magnason is an Icelandic writer and filmmaker; he wrote from Reykjavik. Ms. Hallgrímsdóttir is an Icelandic photographer.

The caldera or hollow of the central Bardarbunga volcano is about 25 square miles and ice-filled. It is one of six volcanic systems located under Europe's biggest glacier Vatnajokull.

From whales and waterfalls in the north, to Europe’s biggest glacier in the south, here are some of the best off-the-beaten-track destinations to discover in Iceland. 1. Lake Mývatn ...

Glaciers cover about 11% of the territory of Iceland, an island nation in the north Atlantic that sits on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle. The largest is Vatnajokull, which covers 3,050 ...

Explore the Snæfellsjökull Glacier Be in awe of Iceland's black sand beaches Visit Europe's largest glacier Go to Vatnajökull National Park Take a Golden Circle tour Enjoy Reykjavík's nightlife ...