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Kirkjan

Kirkjan (Church) is part of Hljóðaklettar (Echo Rocks) in the gorge of Jökulsá á Fjöllum river. Hljóðaklettar belong to an old crater row which has been heavily eroded by jökulhlaups so that only the plugs are left. They display columnar basalt in a fascinating wealth of shapes.

Kirkjan (Kirche) ist Teil der Hljóðaklettar (Echofelsen) in der Schlucht des Flusses Jökulsá á Fjöllum. Die Hljóðaklettar sind Teil einer alten Kraterreihe und wurden durch Gletscherläufe stark erodiert, sodass nur noch die Schlote stehenblieben. Der Säulenbasalt zeigt einen Formenreichtum, der selbst in Island selten ist.


Here you can just about see two people for size reference!


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72 comments

Xata said:

You are showing places I should go next time!
5 years ago

Gudrun replied to Xata:

Thanks very much, Isabel! I haven't seen everything I wanted to see there, I'll have to come back! There's so much more to see in this area than just Dettifoss:-)
5 years ago

Mecklenburg-Foto said:

Beeindruckende Natur! Aber warum man einen Eingang zur Unterwelt als Kirche bezeichnet, ist mir rätselhaft. ;-)
5 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Mecklenburg-Foto:

Besten Dank, Reinhard! Da geht's nicht weit rein, nur ein gotischer Bogen, sozusagen:-) Und angeblich hat's eine gute Akustik....
5 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

Fascinating glimpses of this land with its very recent geology!
5 years ago

Gudrun replied to Andy Rodker:

Thanks a lot, Andy! This is about 8000-12000 years old, a mere blink of an eye in geological time;-)
5 years ago

Stormlizard said:

The wonders of mother natur Gudrun, thanks for sharing.
5 years ago

Gudrun replied to Stormlizard:

Thank you so much, John!
5 years ago

Erika+Manfred said:

Wirklich fasziniere Formationen. Klasse.
5 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Erika+Manfred:

Herzlichen Dank, Erika! Da bin ich stundenlang rumgesteifelt:-)
5 years ago ( translate )

Diane Putnam replied to Gudrun:

What a wonderful place to go for a musician!
5 years ago

Andy Rodker replied to Gudrun:

... just as the last ice age was coming to an end ...
5 years ago

Gisela Plewe said:

In diesen Höhlen gibt es bestimmt Trolle!
5 years ago ( translate )

Diane Putnam said:

Woa! I could spend a lot of time there being obsessed with seeing every shape. I have never seen anything like it! Thanks for sharing it, Gudrun!
5 years ago

Amelia said:

Did you try the echo effects of this tortured rock formations, Gudrun?
5 years ago