Eyjabakkar is an oasis in the East Highlands of Iceland.
Explore this area of Iceland on a self drive tour.
저희의 콘텐츠를 신뢰할 수 있는 이유
가이드투아이슬란드는 아이슬란드에서 가장 믿을 수 있는 여행 플랫폼으로, 매년 수백만 명의 여행객이 저희와 함께 아이슬란드를 방문합니다. 저희의 모든 콘텐츠는 아이슬란드를 누구보다 잘 아는 현지 전문가들이 작성하고 검토하므로, 정확하고 신뢰할 수 있는 최신 여행 정보만 제공합니다.
This is Iceland's second-largest wetland, the largest being Thjorsarver, itself a RAMSAR-site. The Eyjabakkar wetland is a site of immense natural beauty, located at a height of 650 meters and has some of the most diverse vegetation in the highlands. The area is very boggy and its main plants are angelica and hedges, which can reach unusually large heights. As for wildlife, this area is one of the largest nesting places in the world for the pink footed goose and the estimated number of breeding pairs is 7000.
Eyjabakkar came under threat in the early 2000s as there were plans to irrigate the area. After much protest those plans were aborted, but the glacier river Jokulsa aDal/Bru was chosen instead and dammed to provide energy for the Karahnjukar Hydropower plant to provide 2600 GWh for Alcoa's aluminium smelter in Reydarfjordur, on the eastern shore of Ieland. That construction has been no less debated than the original dam plans for Eyjabakkar.
