Vigur Text on back of card:

Text on back of card: The hot spring Geysir in Haukadalur is estimated to have been formed in the 13th century as a result of a powerful earthquake

and the town of Ísafjörður in the distance

the world Ash tree

An old folktale explains the pillars as two trolls who were dragging a ship to land but were caught in the light of dawn and turned to stone

Magma coming into contact with glacial ice caused the chilled lava to form glass particles that were ejected into the upper atmosphere

Vigur Text on back of card:Text on back of card: Vigur is second largest island in the safjrur deep, approximately 2 km. long and 400 m. wide. Only one family lives on the island, also being caretakers of the only windmill in existence in Iceland. Vigur is especially sought after as a breeding ground by Eider ducks. Str: 148 mm 5,8 in.