Haukadalur (Icelandic: [ˈhœyːkaˌtaːlʏr̥] , from Old Norse: Haukadalr [ˈhɔukɑˌdɑlz̠], "hawk dale" or "valley of hawks") is a valley with geothermal activity...
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the Icelandic verb geysa ("to go quickly forward"). Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home...
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sometimes erupt up to 40 metres (130 ft) high. Strokkur belongs to the Haukadalur valley area, where various other geothermal feature such as mud pools...
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Þingvellir National Park, the Gullfoss waterfall, and the geothermal area in Haukadalur, which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokkur, which erupts every 10-15...
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The erupting Geysir in Haukadalur valley, the oldest known geyser in the world...
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the former homestead of Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, in Haukadalur in the Dalasýsla region of Iceland. It was the birthplace of his son Leif...
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tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for...
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Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur. It covers the higher parts of the Langjökull volcanic system. Its volume...
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Pico Island. Together with the waterfall Gullfoss and the geysers of Haukadalur, Þingvellir is part of a group of the most famous sights of Iceland, the...
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was a part of the Haukdælir family clan and studied in the school in Haukadalur as a student of Teitur Ísleifsson (the son of Ísleifur Gissurarson, first...
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or some decades. Two most prominent geysers of Iceland are located in Haukadalur. The Great Geysir, which first erupted in the 14th century, gave rise...
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Hallormsstaðaskógur (national forest) Hamrahlíð Haukadalsskógur (national forest) Haukadalur Hálsaskógur Hánefsstaðir Heiðmörk Hellisskógur Hofsstaðaskógur Hrútey...
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conservation site in 1979. Sigríður died in 1957 and was buried in the Haukadalur cemetery. The sculptor Ríkarður Jónsson made a memorial to Tómasdóttir...
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closed to motorized traffic. The road begins in the south of Iceland near Haukadalur and behind the Gullfoss waterfall, ending in the north near Blönduós....
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Pasvanoglu, S. (1998). "Geochemical study of the Geysir geothermal field in Haukadalur, S-Iceland" (PDF). In Pasvanoglu, S.; Kristmannsdóttir, H.; Björnsson...
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Brúarásskóli stone - 130 kg (287 lb) Engjasteinar (Meadow stone) - 3 stones Haukadalur (Hawk-valley stone) Hestastein at Laufas turf house Myrdalssandur - 3...
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the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Their name is derived from Haukadalur (literally, Valley of the Hawks). The Haukdælir traced their lineage to...
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Aðaldalur Breiðdalur Fagridalur Flateyjardalur Fljótsdalur Fnjóskadalur Haukadalur Hjaltadalur Hofsárdalur Hrafnkelsdalur Hörgárdalur Jökuldalur Laxárdalur...
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Dalabyggð with a great story, for example: Eiríksstaðir, Guðrúnarlaug, Haukadalur, and Ólafsdalur. "Sveitarfélagið Dalabyggð". Dalabyggð (in Icelandic)...
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of the interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur. The volume is 195 km3 and up to 580 m (1,900 ft) thick. The highest point...
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Orchid Canadian Native Orchids, Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak Flickr, photo of Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) in Haukadalur, south Iceland....
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100 km (62 mi) north. The Laugarfjall lava dome on the western side of the Haukadalur valley that houses the Geysir geothermal area with its geysers and other...
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The Great Geysir at Haukadalur, Golden Circle...
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the summit of Hekla volcano, and Lind measured the height of Geysir in Haukadalur with a quadrant. South Africa in 1779. The Icelandic expedition of 1772...
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