If you’ve ever wondered what Iceland’s waterfalls, mountains, and beaches look like in the winter months, some answers come from Nacho Doce, a photographer with Reuters, who spent the past few weeks traveling across the country, capturing these frigid scenes. Many popular locations are seen with only a handful of visitors braving the cold and windy conditions.
Views of Iceland in February
- Alan Taylor
- February 23, 2022
- 20 Photos
- In Focus
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Skógafoss waterfall is seen near the town of Skógar, in the south of Iceland, on February 20, 2022. #
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A strong wind blows snow across the Ring Road at sunrise in Borgarnes, Iceland, on February 12, 2022. #
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A lighthouse stands near Höfn, on the east coast of Iceland, photographed on February 16, 2022. #
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Blocks of ice that have floated away from Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon sit on Diamond Beach on February 17, 2022. #
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A mailbox stands in deep snow in Vatnsnesvegur on February 13, 2022. #
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Icelandic horses are seen in a field in front of Húnaflói bay, in Hvammstangi, on February 12, 2022. #
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An ice cave is seen at Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on February 17, 2022. #
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Goðafoss waterfall is pictured in Pingeyjarsveit on February 14, 2022. #
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Strong winds blow across hills in Hofteigur on February 15, 2022. #
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Tourists run on a black-sand beach in Vik, in south Iceland, on February 20, 2022. #
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An aurora is seen in the sky in Húsavík on February 13, 2022. #
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A farmer feeds Icelandic horses in the town of Vik on February 18, 2022. #
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A visitor takes a photo of Goðafoss waterfall on February 14, 2022. #
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Traffic signs stand along a closed and snow-covered road in Hofteigur on February 15, 2022. #
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The Bjarnarflag geothermal power station emits steam, photographed on February 14, 2022. #
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People enjoy geothermal baths in Mývatn on February 14, 2022. #
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A tourist looks at blocks of ice on a beach near Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on February 17, 2022. #
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A view from inside an ice cave at Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on February 17, 2022. #
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Photographers take pictures of Stokksnes peninsula, near the town of Höfn, on February 17, 2022. #
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A house stands illuminated in a snow-covered field in Mývatn, Iceland, on February 14, 2022. #
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