Thingvellir National Park | place with historical importance, fault (geology), interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Iceland / Sudurland / Hveragerdi /
 place with historical importance, fault (geology), interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, national park
National Park and site of the original Parliament.

Thing-vellir=Meeting field.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thingvellir
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Coordinates:   64°16'40"N   21°5'33"W

Comments

  • Thingvellir (930 - 1798) is not only the place of the oldest known parliament in the world, but also the only place in the world above water where you can see the tectonic plates of Europe and America.