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| Getting ready for skiing at midnight in Iceland. |
Iceland is of my favorite places in the world for vacation. I’ve been there twice (from where I live it’s easier and cheaper to get to Iceland than it is to go to California). Iceland full of natural beauty that I’ve been fortunate to explore on mountain bike, skis, and sailboat. Now everyone can explore the natural beauty of Iceland through Google Maps Street View.
The latest update to Google Maps Street View includes imagery captured by driving on Iceland’s Golden Road and imagery captured by people walking through Iceland’s natural wonders like Þingvellir where I once pretended to hold Europe back from North America. Read the history and look at the Street View imagery and you’ll see how I did that.
Iceland is known for its geothermal activity and waterfalls. You can see plenty of both in the new Street View imagery.
Applications for Education
The new Google Street View Imagery of Iceland could be useful in starting conversations with students about how geothermal activities and shifting tectonic plates influence the landscape of a place.
