Canyons at Fjadrargljufur, Iceland 23 Oct 2018

Posted on 23 Oct 2018

Canyons at Fjadrargljufur, Iceland

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The picturesque canyons at Fjadrargljufur, Iceland, are 100m deep and 2km long. They were formed slowly as a river cut through the landscape over a period of 9,000 years.

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