Heiðmörk
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thumb|250px|right|Heiðmörk reserve, Iceland. Heiðmörk () was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík in 1950. It is located southeast of Elliðavatn, Iceland, and is about from central Reykjavík. Its name is derived from its namesake in Norway, Hedmark (both derive from the Old Norse '''' ), an area with deep forests.
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thumb|250px|right|Heiðmörk reserve, Iceland. Heiðmörk () was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík in 1950. It is located southeast of Elliðavatn, Iceland, and is about from central Reykjavík. Its name is derived from its namesake in Norway, Hedmark (both derive from the Old Norse '''' ), an area with deep forests.
The total area of the conservation area is . It is a popular recreational area in Iceland. Heiðmörk is where Reykjavík's water reservoirs and drinking water wells are located.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heiðmörk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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