Snæfellsjökull Glacier

The Snæfellsjökull glacier has always been considered
a magical spot, elves, fairies and trolls having their abodes there.
The setting for the start of Jules Verne Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Height 1446 metres.

Photo: Jón Karl Snorrason - Source: James Littek - Email
A cloud capped Snæfellsjökull in the background.
In the foreground Arnarstapi with Stapafell.
Arnarstapi (Eagle Rock) is an old settlement
which was a large fishing centre in the past.

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An inlet on the west coast just under Snæfellsjökull,
Dritvík (Guano Inlet) was for centuries a large
fishing center, 3-400 fishermen having their
base there for the season.