A short video highlighting our visit to Hakið Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park. Starting with a view towards the south is Þingvallavatn, which is the second largest lake in Iceland and is partially within Þingvellir National Park itself. Melting water from Langjökull — which is the second largest glacier in Iceland — becomes ground water and helps to fill Silfra, which is one of the largest and deepest fissures in this area. The central rift, known as the Almannagjá ravine is the largest of the cracks and faults near Þingvallavatn and is where the tectonic plates of Eurasia and North America meet. The plates are drifting apart at an average rate of 2 cm/year.
