Northern Lights in Iceland

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Long dark winter nights are never as dreary as they may seem: Iceland is compensated with the natural phenomenon of the Northern Lights also called Aurora Borealis, which can often be seen dancing in the Icelandic sky.

On clear, cold nights the Northern lights swirl around colorfully in dramatic shapes across the night sky. The lights are truly an amazing sight.

The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and beautiful of nature’s phenomena. In classic mythology, Aurora was the Roman goddess of the dawn; while “boreal” is a Latin word, meaning "north." For some the Northern lights were a sign of good fortune while for others it was an omen of doom.