The eastern region of Iceland is called "Austurland" and often also named as "The Eastfjords".
Similar to the Westfjords, the coastline is shaped by fjords with steep mountainsides, too.
The largest town with it's 2.500 citizens (Jan. 2019) is Egilsstaðir. It is directly connected by a mountain road to Seyðisfjörður, where the only ferry connection to the european mainland is established (via Färöer to Hirtshals/Denmark).
More than half of Europe's largest glacier Vatnajökull is on Austurland territory. The rest of it's area belongs to Norðurland eystra and Suðurland.
The total population number of the eastern region is approx. 12.900 (Jan. 2008).
Seal near Húsey at Jökulsá á Dal
Original icelandic seal acrobatics
Seals are very curious. If you sit quietly on the shore, they may come very close
After growing up in Húsey a young seal is released into wilderness
Self explaining icelandic traffic signs
Highland closed due to Bárðarbunga earthquakes
Herðubreið (1.682 m) seen from F905 (...I hope it really was F905)
Vatnajökull seen from F902 (...or already F910)
Snæfell (1.833 m)
Reindeer herd near Snæfell
Cloud formation at Snæfell seen from F909 Snæfellsleið
Snæfellsskáli Hut
Cotton Grass
Höfn
Breiðárlón / Vatnajökull
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
Impressions...
Skaftafell Glacier
Hofskirkja (built in 1884)
Skaftafell / Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
Svartifoss
Skaftafell Glacier
Hvannadalshnúkur (2.110 m) - Iceland's highest mountain
Seyðisfjörður / MS Norröna is slowly approaching
Seyðisfjörður Car Ferry Terminal / MS Norröna - Smyril Line
Leaving Iceland / Population 364.134 (2020)
Passing the Faroe Islands on MS Norröna half way to Denmark
Färöer (Faroe Islands) / Population 48.497 (2018)
Tórshavn / Capital of the Faroe Islands / Population 13.083 (2017)
Flying past the southern parts of the Faroe Islands
