Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Extension
  • United States
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil
  1. Bing Gallery
  2. United States
  3. 2020
  4. August 20
  5. The Highlands of Iceland
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios The Highlands of Iceland

August 20, 2020

The Highlands of Iceland

© Kevin Krautgartner/Offset by Shutterstoc

Up in the Highlands

There's a good chance the occupants of that car you can see in this photo, winding along a remote highway in the Highlands of Iceland, won't encounter any other visitors to this desolate region. Accessible only during the summertime, roads across the Icelandic Highlands pass through mostly uninhabited volcanic desert. Frequent volcanic activity in the area creates a porous topsoil full of chemical compounds that aren't conducive to plant growth. Besides, much of the rainfall is quickly absorbed so plant life only appears alongside glacial rivers. Despite this seemingly unwelcoming environment, adventurous travelers come to the Highlands every summer to see firsthand an ecosystem so unearthly that NASA conducted training missions here for some of its Apollo astronauts.

outdoor water nature painting

Related Images

Sea otter in Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AlaskaSea otter in Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The Fraser River near Mount Robson, British Columbia, CanadaThe Fraser River near Mount Robson, British Columbia, Canada
Roman-inspired aqueduct, Arkadia Park, PolandRoman-inspired aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Amrum Island, GermanyNorth Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Amrum Island, Germany
Brooklyn Bridge with the 'Tribute in Light' installation for 9/11, New YorkBrooklyn Bridge with the 'Tribute in Light' installation for 9/11, New York
Walrus pair at sea in Svalbard, NorwayWalrus pair at sea in Svalbard, Norway
Old Venetian harbor, Rethymno, Crete Island, GreeceOld Venetian harbor, Rethymno, Crete Island, Greece
Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western AustraliaWhale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Today on Bing

Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England

Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England

Aug 20, 2023
Beehives in the Muniellos Nature Reserve, Asturias province, Spain

Beehives in the Muniellos Nature Reserve, Asturias province, Spain

Aug 20, 2022
Rub' al Khali desert on the border of Oman and the Emirate of Dubai

Rub' al Khali desert on the border of Oman and the Emirate of Dubai

Aug 20, 2021
Muje-Oulu Lake in eastern Finland

Muje-Oulu Lake in eastern Finland

Aug 20, 2019
Young trees grow amid trees burned in the 1988 fire in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Young trees grow amid trees burned in the 1988 fire in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Aug 20, 2018
King penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

King penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Aug 20, 2017

Related Tags

water outdoor landscape lake sky animal cloud swimming tree nature mountain rock surrounded forest wooded grass bridge beach building city
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
Download 4K Ultra HD
Download 1920x1080
  • © 2023 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.