Iceland
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| In Reykjavik, on Iceland's independence anniversary, a fair-haired girl poses beside a memorial in national dress and vivid red cap Ref:MKICE2497 |  |
| In Reykjavik, on Iceland's independence anniversary two youngsters pose beside a memorial--the girl in national dress and red cap Ref:MKICE2498 |  |
| On Iceland's National Day a middleaged couple--the woman wearing full national dress--walks in Reykjavik Ref:MKICE2501 |  |
| On Iceland's National Day a young woman wears national dress on an outing in Reykjavik with her family Ref:MKICE2499 |  |
| On Iceland's National Day Scouts, male and female, parade with the national flag in central Reykjavik Ref:MKICE2504 |  |
| A queue gathers near Arnarholl in central Reykjavik, all waiting for a snack--hot dogs, Baejarins Bestu, the most popular Ref:MKICE2506 |  |
| Prime sight in Iceland's Reykjanes penisula are the dramatic black lava-edged turquoise waters of the Blue Lagoon Ref:MKICE2507 |  |
| Relaxed swimmers, one with a glass in his hand, in the steamy turquoise waters of Iceland's Blue Lagoon Ref:MKICE2509 |  |
| Iceland's international airport at Keflavik, southeast of Reykjavik, has an attractive modern design Ref:MKICE2511 |  |
| A small shop in rural Iceland. Isolated shops like these supply Iceland's rural populations and passing visitors Ref:MKICE2512 |  |
| Many-coloured Icelandic horses, used mainly for tourists to ride, cluster at a wire fence, vast open spaces beyond Ref:MKICE2514 |  |
| A more or less regular geyser, or gusher, Iceland's version of Yellowstone's 'Old Faithful', is a highly popular tourist site Ref:MKICE2515 |  |
| Gulfoss, Iceland's most spectacular waterfall, two cascades on the Hvita River, tumbling into a deep gorge Ref:MKICE2517 |  |
| A fissure in the landscape of Iceland's Thingvellir National Park marks where American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet Ref:MKICE2519 |  |
| A flag, a field, a stony cliff in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park marks the country's earliest Parliament and most sacred place Ref:MKICE2520 |  |
| In Iceland's cherished Thingvellir National Park a gabled farmhouse is the summer residence of the prime minister Ref:MKICE2521 |  |
| An artwork by Gunnar Arnason, 'Solfar'. or 'Sun Voyager', is a skeletal Viking ship--two young women pretend to row it--on Reykjavik's waterfront Ref:MKICE2522 |  |
| On Iceland's south coast the twisted strut of an iron bridge destroyed by raging floodwaters remains as informal memorial . Ref:MKICE2524 |  |
| Iceland's south coast is perpetually ravaged by volcanic forces, shifting glaciers and earthquakes; this daunting area is Skeidarasandur Ref:MKICE2525 |  |
| Iceland's Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon contains drifting icebergs in a host of sizes, shapes and colours, including sky blue Ref:MKICE2526 |  |
| In Iceland's Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon a dinghy speeds across open water, avoiding the invisible iceberg mass below Ref:MKICE2527 |  |
| Iceland's snow-capped landscape frames the sculpted ice within the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon Ref:MKICE2528 |  |
| A couple walks the shores of Iceland's Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon enjoying the impressive sight Ref:MKICE2530 |  |
| A blonde Icelander provides information to tourists aboard the ampihibious boat touring the Jokuklsarlon glacier lagoon Ref:MKICE2531 |  |
| Striking outcrops off Iceland's south coast are silhouetted beyond a black lava shore Ref:MKICE2534 |  |
| World famous since 2010, a plume of black ash spewing from a local volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, adorns a hut on Iceland's south coast Ref:MKICE2536 |  |
| Skogarfoss on the south coast is one of Iceland's many magnificent waterfalls Ref:MKICE2538 |  |
| A roughly tended turf-roofed dwelling and cave are the former dwellings of rural Icelanders Ref:MKICE2539 |  |
| Formerly a fisherman, Sveinbjorn acts as tour guide for tourists aboard a boat visiting puffin colonies in Iceland Ref:MKICE2541 |  |
| Looming at the top of the street, Reykjavik's tallest building Hallsgrimkirkja, a church built of concrete, stands 245-ft or 74-metres high Ref:MKICE2452 |  |
| Tallest building in Reykjavik (and all Iceland) is the 245-ft (74-m) Hallsgrimkirjka, a church of striking design built of concrete Ref:MKICE2543 |  |
| Reykjavik's controversial concert hall, Harpa, has won a major international award for its distinctive architecture Ref:MKICE2545 |  |
| Reykjavik's innovative concert hall, Harpa, with its award-winning architecture, viewed across the city's harbour Ref:MKICE2547 |  |
| A puffin, Iceland's iconic bird, clustered in colonies, takes off near Reykjavik harbour Ref:MKICE2551 |  |