Reykjanes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈreiːcaˌnɛːs]) is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main...
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Southern Peninsula (Iceland) (redirect from Reykjanes peninsula)
(pronounced [ˈreiːcaˌnɛsˌskaijɪ]), or Reykjanes Peninsula, a region in southwest Iceland. It was named after Reykjanes, the southwestern tip of Reykjanesskagi...
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2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions (redirect from 2023 Reykjanes Peninsula Eruption)
New Reykjanes Fires, drawing a parallel to a similar event in the 13th century, which marked the previous active volcanic period on the Reykjanes Peninsula...
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The Reykjanes Fires (Icelandic: Reykjaneseldar) were a series of volcanic eruptions that took place on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland between...
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The Reykjanes Peninsula (Icelandic: Reykjanesskagi [ˈreiːcaˌnɛːsˌskaijɪ]) in southwest Iceland is the continuation of the mostly submarine Reykjanes Ridge...
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Reykjanes is the south-west end of the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland. It is a common geographical name in Iceland and the other officially recognised...
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The Reykjanes power station (known as Reykjanesvirkjun [ˈreiːcaˌnɛsˌvɪr̥cʏn]) is a geothermal power station located in Reykjanes at the south-western tip...
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Brennisteinsfjöll; A minor system on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest. crater rows and small shield volcanoes. Part of the Reykjanes volcanic zone (RVZ). See...
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Bight transform fault near 56.5°N the Reykjanes Ridge which extends 900 km (560 mi) north to Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula at 63.87°N: 74 As it approaches...
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Þorbjörn (mountain) (category Reykjanes)
up to 80 m deep. The mountain is a symbol of Reykjanes' geology. Pleistocene volcanism on the Reykjanes peninsula is represented by the larger shield...
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Iceland is mostly to be found in the Neovolcanic Zone, comprising the Reykjanes volcanic belt (RVB), the West volcanic zone (WVZ), the Mid-Iceland belt...
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge (redirect from Reykjanes Ridge)
of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge close to southwest Iceland is known as the Reykjanes Ridge. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs through Iceland where the ridge is...
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Sundhnúksgígar (category Reykjanes Volcanic Belt)
of Reykjanes Peninsula Volcanism of Iceland Sigurgeirsson, Magnús Á.; Einarsson, Sigmundur (2019). "Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes - Reykjanes and...
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Grindavík (category Reykjanes)
Vígbjóðsson [ˈθouːrɪr ˈhœystˌmɪr̥kʏr ˈviɣˌpjouðsˌsɔːn], arrived in the Reykjanes area. Þórir settled in Selvogur and Krísuvík and Molda-Gnúpur in Grindavík...
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seeking a third term. 14 January – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Reykjanes volcanic system erupts near the town of Grindavík, with one fissure forming...
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looping from Reykjavik into the Reykjanes Peninsula and back. The primary stops on the Blue Diamond route in the Reykjanes Geopark are Gunnuhver (largest...
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Eldvörp–Svartsengi (category Reykjanes Volcanic Belt)
each other.: 30 Together with Reykjanes, Fagradalsfjall, Krýsuvík and Brennisteinsfjöll, Svartsengi is part of the Reykjanes volcanic belt. The lavas emitted...
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Sundhnúkur (category Reykjanes Volcanic Belt)
system which is part of the Reykjanes volcanic belt. There are previous classifications that included the volcano in the Reykjanes volcanic system and what...
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Fagradalsfjall (category Reykjanes Volcanic Belt)
since the end of the Reykjanes Fires in 1240. The unrest and eruption in Fagradalsfjall are part of a larger unrest period on Reykjanes Peninsula including...
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Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa) (category Reykjanes)
field 5 km (3.1 mi) from Grindavík and in front of Mount Þorbjörn on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied...
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Keflavík (category Reykjanes)
(pronounced [ˈcʰɛplaˌviːk] , meaning Driftwood Bay) is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær...
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mid-oceanic ridge The Reykjanes Ridge south of Iceland comes ashore at Reykjanes where all of the extension of the northern Reykjanes ridge (NRR), is accommodated...
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Reykjanes was one of the multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1959 following...
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on one hand and Reykjanes on the other which encompassed all other municipalities in the vicinity of Reykjavík and on the Reykjanes peninsula. The same...
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Askja Krafla (f) Reykjanes Volcanic Belt Hengill Brennisteinsfjöll (f) Krýsuvík (f) Fagradalsfjall (f) Eldvörp–Svartsengi (f) Reykjanes (f) Western Volcanic...
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electricity and hot water mainly from geothermal sources, mainly on the Reykjanes Peninsula. It is the third largest electricity producer in Iceland, after...
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a bay in southwest Iceland, between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes. The name Faxaflói means 'Faxi's Bay' or 'Faxe's Bay'. The first part...
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SS Malmö (1918) (redirect from SS Reykjanes)
Empire Contay. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Reykjanes. She served until 1953 when she was scrapped. Malmö was built in 1918...
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[ˈreiːcaˌnɛsˌprœyːt], lit. 'Reykjanes Way') in Icelandic, is a highway in southwest Iceland, running along the northern shore of Reykjanes Peninsula from Keflavík...
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spot: the Reykjanes volcanic zone (RVZ), subdivided into the Reykjanes Ridge (RR) (the Mid-Atlantic Ridge South of Iceland) and the Reykjanes Volcanic...
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