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Fjadrargljufur Canyon, Iceland 🇮🇸 Fjaðrárgljúfur, in the south region of Iceland, is a100 m deep and 2 km long spectacular canyonclose to Kirkjubæjarklaustur. With steeppalagonite walls, the river Fjaðrá snakeswayalong the canyon from Geirlandshraun Mountainto the large Skaftá River. The bedrock is mostlypalagonite from the "cold" period of the Ice Age,some two million years ago. Ever since, the riverhas been pottered about, carving this beautifulcanyon for everyoneadmire. The river's currentwater level is rather low and is fed by a spring-fedriver.