Kaldbakur (Eyjafjörður)
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 Akureyri with the Eyjafjörður, Kaldbakur on the other bank out of the fjord left. |
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| height | 1167 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 18 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Volcano (extinct) | |
 At Eyjafjörður, island Hrísey in the middle distance, Látraströnd with the foot of Kaldbakur right. in the background |
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The Kaldbakur is a volcanic mountain in the northeast of Iceland . It is located in the municipality of Grýtubakki north of the main town Grenivík . The summit is always covered with snow.
geography
The mountain Kaldbakur rises a few kilometers north of the village Grenivík on Eyjafjörður around 50 km north of Akureyri and lies in the west of the Flateyjarskagi peninsula . The mountain rises directly from the sea to a height of 1167 m.
geology
The mountains surrounding the Eyjafjörður fjord consist of 6-10 million year old flood basalts and the remains of two central volcanoes , one of which is Kaldbakur. They are the origin of the huge lava fields.
Settlement of the area
At the foot of the mountain lies the village of Grenivík by the fjord. Látraström , the stretch of coastline leading north to the open North Sea on the east side of Eyjafjörður at the foot of the mountain, was once inhabited. The inhabitants lived from agriculture, hunting and fishing. Some of the ruins of the houses can still be seen.
Hiking on Kaldbakur
Guided tours up the mountain are offered from the village of Grenivík , some of which are carried out on skis.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ólafur G. Flóvenz, ea: Geothermal district heating in Eyjafjördur, N-Iceland; eighty years of problems, solutions and success. Proceedings Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25. – 29. April 2010 (PDF file, English) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed May 31, 2011.
- ↑ Travel Guide: Mt Kaldbakur (English) ; Accessed October 12, 2015.
