Þingvellir in autumn

Þingvellir ( Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language spoken in Iceland. It is an inflected language. While most Western European languages have reduced greatly the extent of inflection, particularly in noun declension, Icelandic retains an inflectional grammar comparable to that of Latin, Ancient Greek, or more closely, Old English. Written Icelandic... Icelandic " A ting, also thing or þing, was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community. Today the term lives on in the official names of national legislatures, political and judicial institutions in the North-Germanic countries. The German Tag (day, as in Bundestag... Þing": parliament, "vellir": plains) is a place in the southwest of Iceland (disambiguation). The Republic of Iceland ( Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless country in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland, Scotland and Norway. National motto: None Official language None. Icelandic de facto. Capital and largest city Reykjavík President Ólafur Ragnar Gr... Iceland near the A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory or spit. Peninsulas ( or peninsulae ) of the world: Continental Europe Apsheron, Azerbaijan Balkan peninsula Brittany, France Butjadingen... peninsula of The peninsula Reykjanes (also known under the name Reykjaneskagi) is situated at the south-west end of Iceland not far from the capital Reykjavík. Lava field with small salt lake Reykjanes, meaning the fuming area, is marked by the active volcanism under its surface. The big lava fields covering... Reykjanes and the The Hengill (isl., pronounced: henjidl) central volcano is situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir. The volcano covers an area of about 100 km/2. The volcano is still active which can be seen in the hot springs and vapour arising on a lot of... Hengill This article is about volcanoes in geology. For the action movie, see Volcano (movie). A volcano (plural, volcanoes) is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. Although... volcanic area.

It is famous for two reasons:

• As one of the most important places in Icelandic history. In the year Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. Emperor Suzaku ascends to the throne of Japan. Independent Korean island state of Usanguk becomes a protectorate of Goryeo. Goryeo armies defeat Hubaekje in the Battle of Gochang. Births Mieszko, Poland... 930 there was founded the Alþingi ( English: Althing) is the national parliament: literally, the all- thing (or General Assembly) of Iceland. It was founded in 930 at Þingvellir, (the assembly fields), situated some 45 km east of what would later become the countrys capital, Reykjavík, and this event marked... Alþingi, one of the oldest parliamentary institutions of the world. At this historical place, there was also decreed the independence of the Republic of Iceland on June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. Events 1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. 1565 - Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru... June 17, 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944.

Almannagjá at Thingvellir, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the picture myself in april 2004, no other copyrights involved. Reykholt 21:36, 20 May 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click on date to download...

Almannagjá at Thingvellir, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the picture myself in april 2004, no other copyrights involved. Reykholt 21:36, 20 May 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click on date to download...

Almannagjá at Þingvellir

• As a national park (since 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-May January 6- 7 - River Thames floods in London - 14 drowned January 17 - OGPU arrests Lev Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled to Turkestan February - Kurume University... 1928) because of the special ... tectonic and This article is about volcanoes in geology. For the action movie, see Volcano (movie). A volcano (plural, volcanoes) is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. Although... volcanic environment. The The concept of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener. In 1912 he noticed that the shapes of continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean seem to fit together (for example, Africa and South America). Benjamin Franklin and others had noted much the same thing earlier. The similarity... continental drift can be clearly seen in the cracks or Old fault exposed by roadcut near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Such faults are common in the folded Appalachians. In geology, faults are discontinuities (cracks) in the Earths crust that are the result of differential motion within the crust. Faults are the source of many earthquakes that are caused by slippage vertically... faults which are traversing the region, the biggest one, Almannagjá, being a veritable canyon. This causes also the often measurable Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998. An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. Earthquakes typically result from the movement of faults, quasi-planar zones of deformation within its uppermost layers. The word earthquake is also widely used to indicate the source region itself... earthquakes in the area, see [1] (http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/englishweb/).

Þingvellir is situated on the northern shore of The lake in autumn Þingvallavatn is a lake in the south-west of Iceland. With a surface of 84 km² it is the biggest (natural) lake of the island. Its greatest depth is 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, the parliament of Iceland Alþing was founded... Þingvallavatn, the biggest lake of Iceland. The river Öxará traverses the national park and is forming a waterfall at the Almannagjá, called Öxaráfoss. Together with the waterfall Gullfoss is a waterfall located on the White River (Hvítá) in south central Iceland. Its name means the Golden Falls. The flow of the river from the regular rains and the glacial runoff, particularly in summer, makes Gullfoss the largest volume falls in Europe. The Gullfoss is one of... Gullfoss and the Geysir (full name The Great Geysir), in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland, is the oldest geyser in recorded history and one of the worlds most impressive examples of the phenomenon. Indeed the English word geyser to describe a spouting hot spring derives from Geysir, the place (which itself is related... geysirs of Haukadalur is a name shared by three valleys in Iceland. Haukadalur, Golden Circle This valley lies to the north of the Laugarvatn in the south of Iceland. There are to be seen some of the most famous sights of the island, the geysers (Strokkur, Geysir) and not far away the... Haukadalur, Þingvellir is part of the most famous sights of Iceland, the Golden Circle.

Þingvellir is a designated UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. The Organization’s main objective is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture... UNESCO Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage... World Heritage Site.

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External links

• Official website (http://www.thingvellir.is/english/)
• Photos from www.islandsmyndir.is (http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/sudurland/thingvellir/forsida_thingvellir_01.htm)
• Photo  (http://isafold.de/langhof97/img_thingvellir.htm)

• painting 1 by A. Jónsson (http://www.listasafn.is/safn_asgrims/as_staekkanir/arnarfell_1927.htm)
• painting 2 by A. Jónsson (http://www.listasafn.is/safn_asgrims/as_staekkanir/gja_thingvollum.htm)
• Andy Carvin's Thingvellir Gallery (http://www.edwebproject.org/scandinavia/thingvellir.html)