Strokkur
Sign in to savethumb|Strokkur at rest Strokkur (Icelandic , "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík. It typically erupts every 6–10 minutes. Its usual height is , although it can sometimes erupt up to high.
Key facts
- Landform.name
- Strokkur
- Landform.type
- Geyser
- Landform.image
- Image:Strokkur Geysir (14135319580) (cropped).jpg
- Landform.caption
- Strokkur erupting in 2010
- 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
- Haukadalur valley, Iceland
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Tourism
- Evolution of the eruption
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Strokkur at rest Strokkur (Icelandic , "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík. It typically erupts every 6–10 minutes. Its usual height is , although it can sometimes erupt up to high.
==Location== Strokkur belongs to the Haukadalur valley area, where various other geothermal feature such as mud pools, fumaroles and other geysers are located around it, such as the famous Geysir geyser, which lies only to the north.