"Driving through Iceland feels like driving through the Book of Genesis" -Andrew Evans

Located near the Arctic Circle, Iceland is a country full of geological mysteries and incredible wonders. The mid-Atlantic ridge passes right through the country, making it a hotbed of geological acitivity. The oldest rock you can see today in Iceland above sea level is 16 million years old. The older ones have fallen into the sea. The English word geyser is taken from the once-powerful Icelandic Geysir, like the famous one seen in the Golden Circle. 

The 2015 World Happiness Report, released in April by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked Iceland as the second-happiest place on Earth. (It followed the landlocked nation of Switzerland, where nature also reigns supreme.)

 A look at the strange and beautiful geological wonders of Iceland.