Volunteer > Workcamps in 2008 > Iceland
| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-15 | Djúpavík & Strandir. Árneshreppur | 17.08.2008 - 31.08.2008 | ENVI / CONS | 12 |
Djúpavík is a small village in the North-West of Iceland. Perhaps one of Iceland's most remote areas, it is a sheltered bay in a remote region, largely untouched by modern developments where silence reigns and nature continues to shape a rugged, mountainous landscape. You can hardly get further away from the bustle of the towns to enjoy life in the beautiful and peaceful landscapes of this remote area. The bay Djúpavík is among the most remote and least frequented parts of the country. The roads up there are only open during the few months of the short summer; it is one of the remotest corners of Europe! |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-09 | Suðureyri í Tálknafirði - Like in the old days!! | 19.08.2008 - 02.09.2008 | RENO/CONS | 12 |
Volunteers will specifically be working at the old whaling station in Suðureyri. Volunteers’ work will mainly be focused on renovation and reconstruction works in the old buildings and former facilities of the whaling station, and continue the work started last year by another group of SEEDS volunteers. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-26 | Grindavík, Garður & Sandgerði | 19.08.2008 - 02.09.2008 | ENVI | 12 |
Reykjanes, peninsula at the south–western end of Iceland is located near the capital and most travellers to Iceland land in the area: As the Reykjanes coastline draws closer and the plane prepares to land at Keflavík Airport, the peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields allow little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn Lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area where hot springs spewing water and mud dominate the landscape. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-27 | Reykjavík* – Pure Energy on top of the world! | 25.08.2008 - 08.09.2008 | ENVI | 20 |
Reykjavík*, the Icelandic capital, has been called Europe’s hottest capital. Slick advertising campaigns have championed the city’s famed nightlife. But there is more to Reykjavik than pubs and clubs. Reykjavík held the prestigious title European City of Culture in the year 2000; a welcome recognition of the energetic and colourful cultural life of the capital. The City of Reykjavík* will be our host for the third year in-a-row; this time SEEDS volunteers will be performing different tasks related to the environment and the outdoors public areas of the city. We will be working with the Public areas department of the city, in charge of environmental affairs and green areas; working hand-in-hand with the local teams of Icelandic youngsters in charge of the public spaces in the city, its surroundings and responsible for the environmental affairs, green public and municipal areas. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-28 | Keflavík, Njarðvík & Hafnir | 03.09.2008 - 17.09.2008 | ENVI | 12 |
Reykjanes, peninsula at the south–western end of Iceland is located near the capital and most travellers to Iceland land in the area: As the Reykjanes coastline draws closer and the plane prepares to land at Keflavík Airport, the peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields allow little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn Lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area where hot springs spewing water and mud dominate the landscape. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-20 | Nature reserve of Þórsmörk * – The forest of Þór | 10.09.2008 - 20.09.2008 | ENVI / CONS | 12 |
The Þórsmörk natural reserve is one of the most beautiful places in Iceland, surrounded by natural boundaries like mountains, ice caps and Glacier Rivers & lagoons. The Thorsmörk area is bounded by Krossá River to the south, Markarfljót River to the west, Ljósá River to the north and the ice cap Mýrdalsjökull to the east. Thorsmörk is an idyllic place of exceptional meteorological conditions hidden in the embrace of glaciers and mountains and was actually a fjord from the ocean about 12.000 years ago. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-30 | Reykjanesbær & Southwest of Iceland | 18.09.2008 - 02.10.2008 | ENVI | 12 |
Reykjanes, peninsula at the south–western end of Iceland is located near the capital and most travellers to Iceland land in the area: As the Reykjanes coastline draws closer and the plane prepares to land at Keflavík Airport, the peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields allow little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn Lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area where hot springs spewing water and mud dominate the landscape. |
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| Code | Location | Dates | Type* | Vols. |
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| SEEDS-10 | RIFF – Reykjavík* International Film Festival | 23.09.2008 - 06.10.2008 | FEST/ARTS | 15 |
Volunteers will be part of the team organising the Reykjavík International FilmFestival (RIFF). Volunteers will team up with the local Icelandic volunteers from the Film studies of the University of Iceland. They will share all types of tasks related to the festival and the group will be split according to the needs and to give everyone the chance to try out different assignments. |
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