Iceland Walking Tour - Stuðlagil [4K]

The section of the Jökulsá á Dal river which is named Stuðlagil (Basalt Column Gorge) is considered to have one of Iceland's largest collections of basalt columns. Today, the river itself is hardly comparable to former times, when it was a gushing glacial river transporting tonnes of sediment. This is because the Jökulsá á Dal was closed off by the building of Kárahnjúkar Dam between 2003 and 2007. Most of the water once running through Stuðlagil was thereby diverted into a tunnel to Fljótsdalur Station, where it generates 690MW of electricity.
Nowadays, the Jökulsá á Dal is normally clear and greenish-blue, though melting snow in the spring and spillway overflow in the late summer may affect its appearance.
Basalt columns are the crystals into which lava has contracted as it was cooling. While these are frequently vertical structures, this gorge contains both vertical and horizontal columns. Their most common form is hexagonal, though they can for instance also have four, five or seven sides.
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Gracias por estos lugares maravillosos parajes de Islandia....desde Chile 🇨🇱!!!

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Beautiful walk tour around Iceland. Tnx4sharing what the place looks like in actuality. Big like and full watched brother😊

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Thank you too

[@macpatman]

Amazing view on fantastic basalt formation... but climbing up again is probably THE challenge hahaha

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Yes those steps were plenty haha

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Awesome! I really enjoyed watching this video. 👍 Stay connected friend and have a great day!

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Thank you! You too!

[@IamZarok]

Nice and relaxing video as always!

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Thanks Zarok. Starting to get a bit green around Vík isn't it?

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@@IcelandHotSpots Yes! A little bit haha I hope to visit some villages next week 💪🏻

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Fantastic place.

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Very interesting

[@hilaryrayner6433]

Great video wouldn't like to walk back up all those steps.🤗

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I certainly didn't skip exercise that day

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❤loved this thanks for the great video when i get there you’ve just saved me from a painful walk down the stairs and up again. THANKS

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Thanks IHS…really enjoyable as ever 👍🏼

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Thanks Stu!

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Great video. Thanks

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Thanks Pawel