PINGVELLIR
Pingvellir is a very famous historic place in Iceland, where a lot of things have happened which have influenced the Icelandic history.
Pingvellir was reserved in 1928 and became a national park. Now there is a fence all around Pingvellir to protect it from the sheep and other animals which can destroy the vegetation.
Pingvallatan which is in Pingvellir is the largest lake in Iceland. It is 83.7 square km and 114 meters deep. There are many kinds of fish in the lake, like trouts, charrs and tiddlers.
Pingvellir is also a very famous tourism place, and thousand of people come there every year to see this smashing nature and its beautiful surroundings.
Men have tried to do anything they can to protect this old, famous place. They have to put fence all around pingvellir and there are special rules. They have also made many path and you are the only allowed to camp on special places., to protect the vegetation. They have rebuilt the houses and many things for the travel industry.
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