Dettifoss definitely blew us away with its sheer size and power. Perhaps a waterfall so wild and fierce was befitting of an area that just screamed natural and raw as it flowed on the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum meandering through Iceland's version of the Grand Canyon – Jökulsárgljúfur.
The small peninsula, or promontory, Dyrhólaey (120m) (formerly known as Cape Portland by English seamen) is located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from Vík í Mýrdal. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known by the Icelandic word eyja meaning island.
Eriophorum callitrix, commonly known as Arctic Cotton, Arctic Cotton Grass, Bog Cotton or Suputi in Inuktitut, is an Arctic plant in the Cyperaceae family (sedge family). It is able to flourish in areas that are too cold for trees. This is a perennial plant with narrow leaves and flowering heads with dense bristles that persist as long white hairs in the fruiting stage. Cotton grasses are found growing with mosses and lichens in cold bogs and swampy ground.
