The region of eastern Iceland, specifically the “Stolajil” valley, contains one of the most amazing rock formations in the world, which sometimes leads visitors to believe that someone has carved it with such extreme precision, as the valley embraces many high-rise basalt towers, along which a river with turquoise water passes. Color, making its way through the heights.

According to CNN, the basalt columns are molten lava that emerged from the ground, following the eruption of a volcano, and after that lava cooled, the rocks formed in the form of geometric cracks with hexagonal sides. It varied between vertical and horizontal columns.

The Stolagil Valley holds the tallest and largest number of basalt columns in Iceland, several meters high throughout the valley, although the exact height of the tallest columns has not yet been published or studied..

The wonderful view of the place

Crossing the river valley, which is about 150 kilometers long, was very difficult for centuries, and it was difficult to enter the valley mainly, where the basalt columns lie from the western side. However, everything changed when the government first established the hydroelectric power station in east of Iceland, which redirected the river’s power and made it easier to access.

The beautiful shape of the place

Tall basalt towers