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Show More PostsÞingvellir lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Parliament or Alþingi (“Althing” in English) was established at Þingvellir in 930 and remained there until 1798.
The nearby Öxarárfoss is a waterfall that flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá.
