The largest dam in Iceland is Karahnjukar dam in the East. Many dams here are open for exploration on given times over summer. PIC Tom Olliver
More people than not find it fantastic that Iceland is one of handful of countries with the ability to supply the population with all the electricity it needs in as sustainable way as humanly possible.
Even those disliking immensely the massive concrete dams needed and the necessary roads crisscrossing many vulnerable highland areas would perhaps find it interesting to visit one.
We have dammed lots of beautiful rivers in this country and in some places you won´t get very far without seeing one regularly. Those are not on a grand scale as the Three Gorges Dam in China or Atatürk Dam in Turkey but large enough to be noticeable from afar.
The National Energy Company, Landsvirkjun, which runs all the dams in the country does once in awhile open them up for visitors and such visits is a great way to understand dams and damming in Iceland especially. Even if you hate dams.
Such opportunities are advertised in the local papers and on the web of the company but this mostly takes place in the summertime when the locals themselves are traveling around. Follow Total Iceland on twitter or Facebook and we will update you all as soon as such opportunity presents itself.
