Holmur

Hólmur lies in the Hornafjörður district of southeastern Iceland, between the Atlantic coast and the great ice cap of Vatnajökull. Farms in this country occupy a narrow inhabited belt beneath mountains and glaciers, with rivers flowing from the ice toward the sea. The nearby inlet of Hornafjörður gives its name to the district. Glacial ice and the changing rivers descending from it form a striking backdrop to the scattered settlements of this part of Iceland.