Reykjanes
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Reykjanes () is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik.
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- Instance of
- peninsula
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Reykjanesbær
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
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- Trollhättan Municipality
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- Geography
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Reykjanes () is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik.
The name, , translates to "smoking point,” , and . It is named this due to the continuing volcanic activity of the Reykjanes volcanic belt; there are also many other uses of this name in Iceland, e.g. the Reykjanes Peninsula or Reykjanes in Ísafjarðardjúp.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reykjanes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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