Steypireyður '05 Text on back of card:

Text on back of card: Aerial view over Almannagjá with Þingvellir Lake in the background

Text on back of card: Öxarárfoss waterfall at Þingvellir - the historical area where the "Alþing" was founded in 930 A

áttundi jólasveinninn og kemur ofan úr fjöllum 19

The giants world was thought to lie in Midgard but some believed it lay on the other side of the sea

Text on back of card: Natural bridge across the Nyrði-Ófæra where the river plunges into the huge fissure of Eldgjá

Steypireyður '05 Text on back of card:Text on back of card: Blue Whale spotted in the Skjlfandi Bay north of Hsavk. Blue Whales are the largest mammals on earth weighing from 110 190 tons and measuring about 30 meters. It is believed that about 700 to 1000 of the 4000 estimated existing Blue Whales feed around the Icelandic shores during summer months. Str: 148 mm 5,8 in.