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Dark skies of Iceland.

27 sky guides in Iceland, out of 64 places we know there.

1Bortle79mountainHvannadalshnúkurIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle79volcanoBárðarbungaIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle79volcanoÖræfajökullIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle79volcanoHeklaIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle78volcanoKverkfjöllIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle78volcanoTorfajökullIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle78volcanoKatlaIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle78volcanoTindfjallajökullIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle78mountainEiríksjökullIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle77volcanoGrímsvötnIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle77volcanoBrennisteinsaldaIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle77mountainHerðubreiðIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle77lakeÞórisvatnIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle76volcanoAskjaIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle76mountainHighlands of IcelandIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec1Bortle76desertSprengisandurIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec1Bortle76volcanoKraflaIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan2Bortle75islandSurtseyIcelandIceland21.88 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle75lakeMývatnIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle75canyonFjaðrárgljúfurIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle75lakeJökulsárlónIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle74canyonStuðlagilIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle74canyonEldgjáIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle74canyonÁsbyrgiIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle74islandGrímseyIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan3Bortle73volcanoHengillIcelandIceland21.67 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle73canyonJökulsárgljúfurIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan

Other places in Iceland

  • LangisjórBortle 1
  • LagarfljótBortle 1
  • HópBortle 1
  • BreiðárlónBortle 1
  • SultartangalónBortle 2
  • ThórsmörkBortle 1
  • HvítárvatnBortle 2
  • SkorradalsvatnBortle 2
  • TrölladyngjaBortle 1
  • BláhnjúkurBortle 1
  • BlöndulónBortle 1
  • SigöldulónBortle 1
  • FjallsárlónBortle 1
  • FrostastaðavatnBortle 1
  • HverfjallBortle 1
  • BaulaBortle 2
  • SkjaldbreiðurBortle 2
  • EsjufjöllBortle 1
  • HvalvatnBortle 2
  • OkBortle 2
  • KvíslavatnBortle 1
  • ÞórisjökullBortle 2
  • GrænalónBortle 1
  • HreðavatnBortle 2

Plan the night

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The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

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beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit
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forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit