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Þingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland.
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 ...
With a surface of 84 km 2 it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is 114 m. Its greatest depth is 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir (after which the lake is named), the Alþingi , the national parliament, was founded in the year 930, and held its sessions there until 1799 and still as of today the ...
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.
The extensive lava fields which were produced by this eruption, flowed southwards, and formed the basin of Þingvallavatn, Iceland's largest lake, and Þingvellir, the "Parliament Plains" where the Icelandic national assembly, the Alþing was founded in 930.
Hengill (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiɲcɪtl̥] ⓘ) is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir.. The volcano is still active, as evidenced by its numerous hot springs and fumaroles, but the last eruption occurred approximately 2,000 years ago, before the settlement of Iceland.
Snæfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, snow-fell glacier) is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. [3] It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).
"Hvannadalshnjúkur, Iceland" on Peakbagger; Official Website of Vatnajökull National Park This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 00:15 (UTC). Text is ...