Our Geosites
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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length
2 km
difficulty
Easy
A volcano formed in a few eruptions, 3,000 to 8,000 years ago. The top crater is a handsome scoria...
length
2 km
difficulty
Easy
Hornitos in the Hrútagjá lava shield flow. Hornitos usually form due to powerful degassing at crater edges. These ones,...
length
4 km
difficulty
Average
A long line of sheer sea lava cliffs south of the old fishing hamlet of Hafnir. Various marine birds...
difficulty
Easy
The Patterson-airstrip was built on consolidated marine sediments with subfossil marine molluscs. The most common species is blunt gaper...
length
8 km
difficulty
Easy
A cone-shaped hyaloclastite mountain attached to a low ridge (Keilisbörn). The formation stems from an eruption beneath an Ice...