June 29, 2004
Since leaving the airport early in the day, we'd constantly seen this huge
white mountain which seemed to be floating across the water and we jokingly
called it Mount Fuji. It turned out that our Mount Fuji was actually the
Snæfellsjökull and there was a perfectly 'logical' explanation for why we
felt drawn to it...
Snæfellsjökull is a dormant strato volcano with a glacier ('jökull') on its
top. Snæfell means 'snow mountain'. It is situated on the most western part
of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. With its height of 1446m, it is the highest
mountain on the peninsula and can be seen on clear days from Reykjavík over
a distance of about 120 km.
The mountain is also famous because of the novel "Journey to the center of the earth" of the French author Jules Verne. On the other hand, many people think the volcano to be a culminating point of special powers. Visitors assemble here regularly each summer to enjoy the energy radiation, as they believe it to be one of earth's few energy spots.
A picturesque view of the Snæfellsjökull.
One of the mountains right in front of the Snæfellsjökull.
Amazing rock formations abound in the area.
Amongst the mountains we found a road leading to the Snæfellsjökull.
It
didn't look too inviting so we decided to stick to the main road.
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