Around the winter solstice on December 21, Iceland experiences up to 20 hours ... Other iconic spots include Kirkjufell Mountain on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Thingvellir National Park in ...

Iceland has an impressive number of waterfalls ... One of the reasons for its popularity is the dramatic setting, with the peak of Kirkjufell mountain standing at 1,519 feet high in the ...

While Iceland isn't the only place in the world ... here – consider staking out a spot near the unusually pointy Kirkjufell mountain or on Djúpalónssandur beach, with its black sand and ...