One of the main German trading post in Iceland during the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 19th century,...
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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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One of the largest lava shields of the Reykjanes peninsula. The lava flow area exceeds 100 sq. km. The...
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One of the major geothermal areas of the Reykjanes Peninsula. It supplies communities with hot water, as well as...
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One of the largest multi-summit hyaloclastite ridges in the Geopark. It is interesting for its variety of hyaloclastite formations;...
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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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Remains of human activities in the Eldvörp lava flow; three paths represent old trading and communication routes and ruins...