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Þingvellir (Icelandic: [ˈθiŋkˌvɛtlɪr̥] ,
anglicised as
Thingvellir) was the site of the Alþing, the
annual parliament of
Iceland from the year 930 until...
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surviving parliament in the world. The
Althing was
founded in 930 at
Þingvellir ('thing fields' or '****embly fields'),
about 45
kilometres (28 mi) east...
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board to
improve travel. The
three primary stops on the
route are the
Þingvellir National Park, the
Gullfoss waterfall, and the
geothermal area in Haukadalur...
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Theistareykjabunga Thordarhyrna Thórólfsfell Þrándarjökull
Thrihnukagigur Þingvellir canyon (Mid Atlantic Ridge) Tjörnes Fracture Zone Tjörnes Peninsula (Sedimentary rock...
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national parks: Vatnajökull
National Park, Snæfellsjökull
National Park, and
Þingvellir National Park. The
inhabited areas are on the coast,
particularly in the...
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Þingvellir Surtsey Vatnajökull
National Park The
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
World Heritage Sites are places...
- the country's
Althing parliament. The
original Althing was
gathered at
Þingvellir, an area of
dramatic landscapes which was
easily accessible from the po****ted...
- are held. The
prime minister has a
summer residence, Þingvallabær in
Þingvellir. The
prime minister also has a
reception house in Tjarnargata, Reykjavik...
- of the
Icelandic Commonwealth, was
founded at
Þingvellir. In 930, on the
Þingvellir (English:
Thingvellir)
plain near Reykjavík, the
chieftains and their...
- (Althingi), the ****embly of the
Icelandic Commonwealth, was
founded at
Þingvellir (
Thingvellir).
Iceland is thus the second-to-last
major land m**** to be permanently...
