Fjaðrárgljúfur

Iceland / Sudurland / Kirkjubaejarklaustur /
 canyon / gorge, tourist attraction
A canyon in south east Icelandб which is up to 100 m (330 ft) deep and about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) long, with the Fjaðrá river flowing through it. The canyon has steep walls and winding water. Its origins dates back to the cold periods of the Ice Age, about two million years ago. It is located near the Ring Road, not far from the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The canyon was created by progressive erosion by flowing water from glaciers through the rocks and palagonite over millennia.A waterfall flows down the western side of the canyon, visible from an observation platform at the end of a one-mile hike up the eastern edge.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjaðrárgljúfur
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Coordinates:   63°46'36"N   18°10'33"W
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