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| Republic of IcelandLýðveldið Ísland | ![]() |
47 Sand samples from Iceland, Europe | |||||||
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Nr. | Code | Region | Place of discovery | Waters, mountain, desert, ... | Type | Pic | |
2025 | IS | Barda Bech - NW ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1994 | IS-HO | Capital (Höfuðborgarsvæðið) | Reykjavík | ![]() | |||
1626 | IS-HO-RY | Capital (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), Reykjavíkurborg | Reykjavík, from beach near the big cemetry ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
302 | IS-HO-SJ | Capital (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), Seltjarnarneskaupstaður | Seltjarnarnesi, Kotagrandi Beach ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
3908 | IS-AL-BG | Eastland (Austurland), Borgarfjarðarhreppur | Barnafossar ![]() | River Hvítá, Waterfall Barnafossar (Bjarnafossar) | Waterfall | ||
3182 | IS-AL-FP | Eastland (Austurland), Fljótsdalshreppur | below bridge of road 931 (near Waterfall Hengifoss) ![]() | Lake Lagarfljót | Lake | ||
609 | IS-AL-SH | Eastland (Austurland), Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | Island Ingolfshöfdi ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
3078 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | 2 km N of volcano ![]() | Volcano Herðubreið (Herdubreid) | Volcano | ||
2981 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | Camping Ground near Drekagil (summit of volcano) ![]() | Volcano Askja | Volcano | ||
6125 | IS-NE-LA | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Langanesbyggð | from Víti Crater ![]() | Volcano Krafla | Volcano | ||
6124 | IS-NE-NO | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Norðurþing | Húsavík (50 km SE of) ![]() | River Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Waterfall Dettifoss | Waterfall | ||
3175 | IS-NE-NO | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Norðurþing | Húsavík (50 km SE of), 400 m SW of Waterfall Dettifoss ![]() | River Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Waterfall Dettifoss | Waterfall | ||
1679 | IS-NE-TJ | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Tjörneshreppur | Húsavík, Skjálfandi Bay ![]() | Greenland Sea, Arctic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
2983 | IS-NE-NO | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Norðurþing | Jökulsargljufur National Park, Asbyrgi Valley, Mountain Eyjan ![]() | Mountain | |||
3178 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | Lake Mývatn (E of), below bridge of road 848 ![]() | River Laxá | River | ||
3183 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | Lake Mývatn (NE of), Bjarnarflag Geothermal Station ![]() | Lake Bjarnarflag | Lake | ||
6126 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | near Lake Viti, bims sand ![]() | Volcano Askja | Volcano | ||
3179 | IS-NE-NO | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Norðurþing | Skinnastadir (near), below bridge of road 85 ![]() | River Jökulsá á Fjöllum | River | ||
1641 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | Sveinagja ![]() | Desert Ódáðahraun (Desert Missetäter) | Desert | ![]() | |
2095 | IS-NE-SK | Northland East (Norðurland eystra), Skútustaðahreppur | Vikursandur ![]() | Desert | ![]() | ||
2127 | IS-NV-HU | Northland West (Norðurland vestra), Húnavatnshreppur | Hveravellir, near hot springs ![]() | Inland | ![]() | ||
2001 | IS-SU-RY | Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes), Reykjanesbær | Grindavík (near), Alfagja Rift Valley, boundary of the Eurasia and North America ![]() | Inland | ![]() | ||
2005 | IS-SU-GV | Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes), Grindavíkurbær | Grindavík (near), geothermal spa (sample 1) ![]() | Blue Lagoon | Lagoon | ![]() | |
5502 | IS-SU-GV | Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes), Grindavíkurbær | Grindavík (near), geothermal spa (sample 2) ![]() | Blue Lagoon | Lagoon | ||
1997 | IS-SU-SG | Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes), Sveitarfélagið Garður | Keflavik (15 km N of), unknown beach ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
3181 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | (sample 1) ![]() | Volcano Hekla | Volcano | ||
5503 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | (sample 2) ![]() | Volcano Hekla | Volcano | ||
6122 | IS-SL-MY | Southland (Suðurland), Mýrdalshreppur | Dyrhólaey Peninsula, most southern point of Iceland ![]() | Mountain | |||
6123 | IS-SL | Southland (Suðurland) | Gullfoss ![]() | River Hvitá, Waterfall Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) | Waterfall | ||
3176 | IS-SL-VE | Southland (Suðurland), Vestmannaeyjabær | Island Heimaey, from summit ![]() | Volcano Eldfell | Volcano | ||
3177 | IS-SL-VE | Southland (Suðurland), Vestmannaeyjabær | Island Heimaey, Mt. Blátindur, below summit ![]() | Mountain | |||
748 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | Landmannalaugar (near), Mt. Bláhnúkur (940 m) ![]() | River | ![]() | ||
3079 | IS-SL-RE | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing eystra | Landmannalaugar, from dune at hiking trail ![]() | Dune | |||
749 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | Landmannalaugar, sand and small stones from hot spring (with sulfur) ![]() | River | ![]() | ||
751 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | Landmannalaugar, sand from near the camping ground ![]() | Inland | ![]() | ||
3910 | IS-SL-SK | Southland (Suðurland), Skaftárhreppur | National Park Skaftafell, from mouth of glacier ![]() | Glacier Skaftafellsjökull | Glacier | ||
3909 | IS-SL-RY | Southland (Suðurland), Rangárþing ytra | Nature Reserve Fjallabak (Landmannalaugar), Crater Lake Ljótipollur (Maar) ![]() | Inland | |||
1649 | IS-SL-SK | Southland (Suðurland), Skaftárhreppur | Skeiðarársandur, from glacier stream ![]() | Glacier Skeiðarárjökull | Glacier | ![]() | |
310 | IS-SL-MY | Southland (Suðurland), Mýrdalshreppur | Vik, Black Beach ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
711 | IS-SL-MY | Southland (Suðurland), Mýrdalshreppur | Vik, Plage au pied de la calotte glacière du Mýrdalsjökull (Volcan sous-glaciaire Katla) ![]() | Glacier Mýrdalsjökull | Glacier | ![]() | |
2030 | IS-SL | Southland (Suðurland) | Þorlákshöfn (near), Litlagata | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ![]() | |
3076 | IS-VF-IF | Western Fjords (Vestfirðir), Ísafjarðarbær | Höfn (near Horn / Hornvik), Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Denmark Strait ![]() | Greenland Sea, Arctic Ocean | Beach | ||
3077 | IS-VF-IF | Western Fjords (Vestfirðir), Ísafjarðarbær | Kjaransvik, Hornstrandir Nature Reserve ![]() | River Kjaransvikura | River | ||
3172 | IS-VL-SN | Westland (Vesturland), Snæfellsbær | Búdir ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
3174 | IS-VL-SN | Westland (Vesturland), Snæfellsbær | from summit ![]() | Volcano Snæfellsjökull | Volcano | ||
3173 | IS-VL-SN | Westland (Vesturland), Snæfellsbær | near road F570 ![]() | Volcano Snæfellsjökull | Volcano | ||
3911 | IS-VL-SN | Westland (Vesturland), Snæfellsbær | Stykkisholmur, from beach W of harbour ![]() | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |