Reykjanes (or Reykjanesskagi) is a peninsula situated at the south-western end of Iceland, near the capital of Reykjavík. A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula (from the latin words paene insula, almost island) is a geographical landform consisting of an extension of a body of land from a larger body of land, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: Constituency Reykjavík North Reykjavík South Area    - City 274. ...

The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area. This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57°F or... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Atomic mass 32. ... Kleifarvatn is a lake on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. ... The geothermal area Krýsuvík is situated on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. ...

There is also a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station is a swimming pool has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon" (Bláa Lónið). Because of the special geological situation in Iceland with the high concentration of volcanoes, geothermal energy is very often used for heating and production of electricity. ... The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: Bláa Lónið) geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. ...

Some fishing towns, such as Grindavík and Njarðvík are situated on the peninsula as well as the town Keflavík, the site of the Keflavík International Airport and the Leifur Eriksson Air Terminal and the former American military base. Location of Grindavík Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland. ... Keflavík on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland Keflavík is a town of around 10,200 inhabitants in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland (64°01′N 22°34′W). ... Naval Air Station Keflavik is the host Command for the NATO Base in Keflavík, Iceland. ...

Krisuvik Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 341 KB)Krýsuvík, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the photo my-self in april 2004, no other copyrights involved. ...

Salt lake Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1544x1024, 505 KB) Salt in the desert of Reykjanes, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the photo my-self in september 2004. ...

The Blue Lagoon Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 600 KB) The blue lagoon in Iceland, a large swimming pool heated with the run-off water of a geothermal power plant I want to use the image. ...

See also

• List of cities in Iceland
• Geography of Iceland
• Glaciers of Iceland
• Iceland plume
• Lakes of Iceland
• List of cities in Iceland
• List of islands off Iceland
• List of volcanoes in Iceland
• Rivers of Iceland
• Volcanoes of Iceland
• Waterfalls of Iceland

Following is a list of some significant cities and towns in Iceland. ... Iceland is a large island with extensive volcanic and geothermal activity located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland immediately south of the Arctic Circle. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Iceland Plume is an upwelling of anomalously hot rock in the Earths mantle beneath Iceland whose origin probably lies at the boundary between the core and the mantle in ca. ... Lakes of Iceland partially indicating surface or depth Þórisvatn 83-88 km², 114 m Þingvallavatn 82 km², 114 m Lagarfljót(Lögurinn) 53 km², 112 m Mývatn 37 km², 4,5 m Hvitárvatn 30 km², 84 m Hóp 29 - 44 km², depending on tides Langisjór... Following is a list of some significant cities and towns in Iceland. ... This is a list of islands off Iceland. ... This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iceland. ... Rivers of Iceland On an island like Iceland, rivers are never very long. ... Eruption at Eldfell volcano, just outside a town of 5000 people, in 1973 Iceland has a very high number of active volcanoes due to its unique geological conditions. ... Gullfoss, in southern Iceland Iceland is unusually suited for waterfalls. ...

External links

• Reykjanes (Icelandic)
• Reykjanes (English)
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