Iceland in aerial photos

Katla shield volcano, icecap of Myrdalsjökull and the glacier tongue of Sólheimajökull (left, view from the South).

Zoom on the Vik coastline just south of Katla, with the Dyrhólaós lagoon and the rocks of cape Dyrhólaey.

The icecap of Eyjafjallajökull in 2007, i.e. before the big eruption of 2010: the saddle towards Katla volcano on the right.

Flying west we reach Hekla volcano, partially hidden by a cloud cap, and the western slopes of Tindfjallajökull (right).

The island of Heimaey appears on the left of our route, with the Eldfell volcano (1973 eruption, left background).

Further south-west, we fly over Surtsey, a submarine volcano which rose out of the sea during the famous eruption of 1963-1967.

Þjórsá river discharges sediments into the Atlantic Ocean. The plume is many kilometres long (view from the South).

Chains of cinders cones from linear eruptions in the park of Reyjanesfólkvangur, on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Skjaldbreidur, a perfectly symmetrical shield volcano southwest of Langjökull. The white plume from erupting Eyjafjallajökull is at the horizon (23 April 2010, center top, view from northwest)

Skeidarárjökull is a southern outlet glacier from Vatnajökull: note the intricate patterns caused by firn stratigraphy (view from the south).

Breidamerkurjökull, another outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull icecap, and several proglacial lakes. The biggest, Jökulsárlon (right) is filled with icebergs (view from south).

The easternmost outlet glaciers of Vatnajökull: Hoffelsjökull (bottom) and Skálafellsjökull (top, view from northeast).