Kirkjufell, Iceland Dec 27, 2023

Kirkjufell, Iceland

From glaciers and waterfalls to volcanoes and black sand beaches, Iceland"s Snæfellsnes peninsula has "GoT" it all. Pictured here is the 1,519-foot-high Kirkjufell, a hill often called "Church Mountain," as it is said to resemble a steeple. In fact, it is a nunatak, a rock formation that protrudes through an ice sheet or glacier. You might recognize it from the "Game of Thrones" series, where it featured in a scene set north of the colossal ice wall. When it"s not starring on TV, it is popular with photographers thanks to its unusual shape, coastal location, and colors that shift with the seasons. And if you"re lucky, and the weather conditions align, Kirkjufell offers a magnificent view of the northern lights.

© Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Dec 27, 2018A wonderland in winter
Dec 27, 2019 Winterpret on ice
Dec 27, 2020Turning darkness into light
Dec 27, 2021Snow buntings take flight
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 15, 2021Presidents hear the echo of history
Sep 23, 2021Last stop before leaving the solar system
Jan 29, 2023Blackbird in Essex, England
Aug 9, 2021A tribute to the ancestors
Feb 12, 2021The cycle begins anew
May 17, 2022Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
Jul 2, 2022Halfway Day
Feb 15, 2023Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Jan 24, 2023Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
Dec 23, 2018Make your list and check it twice
Aug 6, 2023Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
Oct 1, 2021What s better than a smile?
Apr 20, 2024National Park Week begins
Jul 20, 2022National Moon Day
Apr 6, 2020Castle on a hill
Oct 23, 2022Mute swan
Feb 26, 2023Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
May 30, 2018‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
Mar 21, 2018Celebrating the International Day of Forests
May 10, 2019Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
Oct 22, 2022Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
Dec 9, 2020It s Computer Science Education Week
May 10, 2020Happy Mother s Day
Jun 10, 2023Porto Cathedral, Portugal
Aug 13, 2018Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
Oct 22, 2018We did not invent this, honest
Oct 26, 2021Red fox
Oct 24, 2022Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
Oct 1, 2019It s Coffee Day
Aug 22, 2018Summer’s in home stretch