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Map showing the extent of the park. Þingvellir National Park is popular with tourists and is one of the three key attractions within the famous Golden Circle. [17] There is a visitor centre, where visitors can obtain an interpretation of the history and nature of Þingvellir. [18] There is an information centre near the camping grounds. [19]
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Silfra fissure The Mid-Atlantic Ridge passing through Þingvellir Rocks and boulders that have piled up in the fissure due to earthquakes.. Silfra (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪl(v)ra]) is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in ...
Strokkur Gullfoss waterfall Þingvellir National Park rift valley. The Golden Circle (Icelandic: Gullni hringurinn [ˈkʏtlnɪ ˈr̥iŋkʏrɪn]) is a tourist route in southern Iceland, covering about 300 kilometres (190 mi) looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands of Iceland and back.
Öxarárfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœksarˌaurˌfɔsː] ⓘ) is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá [ˈalˌmanːaˌcauː]. [1] The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.
Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park. [2] Vatnajökull National and Snæfellsjökull National Park are supervised by the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources, Þingvellir National Park is supervised by ...
The first site added to the list was the Þingvellir National Park, in 2004. Two further sites were added later, Surtsey in 2008 and Vatnajökull National Park in 2019. [2] Þingvellir is a cultural site while the other two are natural sites. [2] In addition to its World Heritage Sites, Iceland also maintains six properties on its tentative list.
English: Map showing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge splitting Iceland and separating the North American and Eurasian Plates. The map also shows Reykjavik , the capital of Iceland, the Thingvellir area, and the locations of some of Iceland's active volcanoes (red triangles), including Krafla.