A large flat area that represents the oldest part of the Reykjanes peninsula. The topmost bedrock is heavily eroded...
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Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark is an area of 829 square kilometers, 0.85% of Iceland. There the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above sea level. Various forms of volcanic activity that has shaped the peninsula for a long time. In the Geopark it’s easy to find geothermal activity and see the shaping of different landscapes, hundreds of different craters, caves and lava fields, a variety of bird life, astonishing cliffs, high geothermal activity, and black sand beaches.
The Geopark and its hiking trails are accessible all year round.
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A rocky inlet adjacent to the old hamlet of Hafnir with its newly excavated pre-settlement ruins of a Norse...
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Ruins of a shieling (a hut used during the pasture period for the sheep) close to Grænadyngja and Sog....
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A monogenetic volcanic fissure (2 km) with scoria and spatter craters, rugged lava formations (20 sq. km), lava tubes...
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The shoreline at Reykjanes where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge connects to Iceland. Valabjargargjá is the normal fault to the east...
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Remains of the oldest occupation on the peninsula, dated to the 9th century. It is possible that the ruins,...