Gerðuberg

This article describes the Gerðuberg dolerite cliff . Gerðuberg is also the name of a cultural center in Breiðholt , a suburb in the southeast of Reykjavík .

Coordinates: 64 ° 51 ′ 38.5 "  N , 22 ° 21 ′ 41"  W.

Gerðuberg on Snæfellsnes

Basalt columns, Gerðuberg

Gerðuberg (also transcribed Gerduberg ) is a protected cliff made of dolerite , a coarse-grained basalt rock . It is located on the western Icelandic peninsula Snæfellsnes on the western edge of the Hnappadalur valley , 46 km north of the city of Borgarnes and 115 km from Reykjavík .

Gerðuberg emerged from flowing basaltic lava that was cooled by the sea and solidified in very evenly extending columns. These are between 1 and 1.5 m wide and 7 to 14 m high.

Nearby

• the weld cinder cone Eldborg
• a mineral spring
• the beach Löngufjörur
• the hamlet of Borg á Mýrum

Web links

Commons : Gerðuberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gerduberg basalt columns ( Memento from February 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), cf. Maps, accessed on January 26, 2014
2. ↑ Gerðuberg ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 26, 2014