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REYKJAVIK is the world's most northerly capital city, the most popular gateway to the land of fire and ice. First settled by the Vikings in AD 874, the name means 'Smoky Bay'. In and around the city are many scenes of remarkable natural phenomena. In the Blue Lagoon minerals bubble up from 5,000 feet beneath the earth's surface and are widely believed to be a cure for many ailments; visit the famous Gullfoss Waterfall; see geysers shooting steaming water high into the air; travel past lava fields and vast glaciers still transforming the landscape. |
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