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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A large rock at the old track between Krýsuvík and Grindavík, The Rock of Drinks. It has three holes,...
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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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In 1799, an powerful storm, combined with high spring tide, produced the worst, known flood in the southwest: Básendaflóð,...
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Seaside remains of three large tephra rings, 800 to 2,000 years old, topped by lava flows. The uppermost one...
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A small inlet, known as a locality for xenoliths (gabbroic crystal aggregates related to the host magma), embedded in...