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Great Geysir
Geysir (), sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in south-western Iceland, that geological studies suggest started forming about 1150 CE. The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to go quickly forward"). Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about to the south. The Strokkur geyser may be confused with it, and the geothermal field it is in is known usually as either Geysir or Haukadalur.
Key facts
- Landform.name
- Geysir
- Landform.type
- Geyser
- Landform.image
- Image:Erupting geysir.jpg
- Landform.caption
- The Great Geysir erupting in 2000
- Landform.elevation_m
- 110
- Landform.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Landform.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Landform.map_caption
- Location in Iceland
- Landform.pushpin_label_position
- none
- Landform.location
- Southwestern Iceland
- Landform.volcanic_zone
- West volcanic zone of Iceland
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geology
- Nearby Geysers
- Ownership of the area
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Geysir (), sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in south-western Iceland, that geological studies suggest started forming about 1150 CE. The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to go quickly forward"). Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about to the south. The Strokkur geyser may be confused with it, and the geothermal field it is in is known usually as either Geysir or Haukadalur.
Eruptions at Geysir can typically hurl boiling water up to in the air. However, eruptions are nowadays infrequent, and have in the past stopped altogether for many years at a time.