Whales. They are the largest and loudest, swim the fastest, have the biggest brains and live the deepest of all animals known to us humans. Today, we know countless interesting facts about whales. Whales at stage one Whales’ ancestors evolved from mammals which returned to the sea, 55 million years ago. Many whale species still …
Icelanders will celebrate 100 years of sovereignty on December 1st, 2018. Perlan is happy to announce that this special occasion will also be the opening day of a new exhibition at Perlan; Water in Icelandic nature. Perlan & the Icelandic Museum of Natural History Perlan works closely with the Icelandic Museum of Natural History, founded …
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1 – Hop on Perlan’s Shuttle Bus Perlan offers all ticket holders a free bus fare with the Perlan shuttle bus. Any tickets to Perlan are also valid as Perlan bus tickets. You can pre-book tickets on our website or buy a special ticket on the bus. See all about the schedule, bus stop locations, …
Snæfellsjökull glacier is one of about 30 active volcanic areas in Iceland. Unlike most of our volcanoes, it resembles a typical volcano you might see in cartoons; a gently sloping cone with a shallow crater on top. With a life expectancy of a million years, Snæfellsjökull will almost certainly erupt again. Can we predict eruptions? …
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“I follow the light, not time,” said Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, one of Iceland’s most beloved photographers, specializing in arctic photography in Iceland. One day of spring 2017, he left his home just after midnight and headed south to Fljótshlíð, a beautiful farming district in Iceland. At dawn, he had found himself a good spot to …