Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves
Nature reserves may be established in areas considered important of their landscape, flora or fauna. Common to all the reserves is protection of their wildlife and landscape and a restriction on development and public access. The degree of restriction may vary, as following examples show:
Surtsey Nature Reserve is closed to all public traffic whereas Hornstrandir, in the north-western most part of Iceland is restricted on development and construction but open to the public on certain restrictions.
- Ástjörn, Hafnarfjörður
- Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes
- Blautós and Innstavogsnes, Akraneskaupstaður
- Búðahraun, Snæfellssýsla. Lava field. Photo1 Photo 2
- Dyrhólaey, V-Skaftafellssýsla, an island formation on the sandy south coast. Photo Photo 2
- Eldey, Reykjanes, island rock off the south west coast
- Esjufjöll, Breiðamerkujökull, unique mountain range in northern Breiðamerkurjökull in Vatnajökull, with rich vegetation in the midst of the largest glacier in Europe
- Flatey, Breiðafjörður
- Fjallabak Nature Reserve
- Geitland, Borgarfjörður, high country
- Grótta, Seltjarnarnes
- Grunnafjörður, Borgarfjarðarsýsla
- Gullfoss Photo
- Herdísarvík, Árnessýsla, historic farm and fishing station
- Herðubreiðarlindir Area
- Hornstrandir nature reserve
- Hrísey, Austur-Barðastrandasýsla, small island
- Hólmanes. Suður-Múlasýsla
- Húsafellsskógur, Borgarfjörður, near camping ground Húsafell
- Kasthúsatjörn og aðliggjandi fjara, Álftanesi
- Kverkfjöll Mountains and Hvannalindir
- Ingólfshöfði, Austur-Skaftafellssýsla, high cliff formation on the south east coast where the first settler in Iceland, Ingólfur Arnarson, came ashore and spent his first winter
- Kringilsárrani, Norður-Múlasýsla
- Lónsöræfi
- Melrakkaey, Grundarfjörður, small island rock north of the Snæfellsnes coastline
- Miklavatn, Skagafjarðarsýsla, lake in Skagafjörður
- Oddaflóð, Rangárvallasýsla
- Pollengi and Tunguey, Biskupstungur
- Salthöfði and Salthöfðamýri, Austur-Skaftafellssýsla
- Skrúð, Suður-Múlasýsla
- Snæfellsnes, protected areas at Budir, Arnarstapi and Hellnar
- Surtsey
- Svarfaðardalsá, Eyjafjörður
- Varmárósar, Mosfellsbær
- Vatnsfjörður
- Vestmannsvatn, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
- Þjórsárver, high country heather, richly vegetated,
