Helga Jonsdottir still remembers in vivid detail the day her island home was swallowed by a volcano as she and her family joined others fleeing the molten lava.

Slippurinn, which means "boat slip" in Icelandic, draws inspiration from its location on Heimaey's harbour, as well as the former shipyard machine workshop in which it's housed.

Atlas Obscura, a digital travel atlas of obscure destinations around the world, writes that Elephant Rock – Halldórsskora in ...

Extinct volcanoes, the unforgiving rage of the Atlantic Ocean and unrelenting wind and rain. When it comes golf there’s no place more challenging and rewarding than Iceland.

In 1973, a 1,600m-long fissure erupted on Iceland’s island of Heimaey, spewing lava, ash and destroying 800 houses – and birthing a new volcano that remains live, and warm, even today.

Extinct volcanoes, the unforgiving rage of the Atlantic Ocean and unrelenting wind and rain. When it comes golf there’s no place more challenging and rewarding than Iceland.

Located on the island of Heimaey in Southern Iceland, this sea cliff looks like a mammoth or giant elephant. Photo: BoredPanda. Heimaey is the largest island in the vestmannnaeyjar archipelago.

Heimaey is an ancient volcanic island that formed around 2 million years ago during the Pleistocene, according to research published in 2003. The island last saw significant volcanic activity in ...

Extinct volcanoes, the unforgiving rage of the Atlantic Ocean and unrelenting wind and rain. When it comes golf there’s no place more challenging and rewarding than Iceland.

Extinct volcanoes, the unforgiving rage of the Atlantic Ocean and unrelenting wind and rain. When it comes golf there’s no place more challenging and rewarding than Iceland.