Laugarfjall
Laugarfjall | ||
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Laugarfjall from the southeast |
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height | 187 m | |
location | Haukadalur , Iceland | |
Coordinates | 64 ° 18 ′ 53 " N , 20 ° 18 ′ 15" W | |
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Laugarfjall behind the erupting Great Geyser |
Laugarfjall is an 187 m high active volcano in Iceland . It is located in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð .
location
Laugarfjall is located in the south of the country near Haukadalur in the Árnessýsla district . It is known for the high temperature area with the geysers at its foot.
Surname
The name Laugarfjall indicates its location: It means "mountain of warm springs", fjall = mountain, laug = warm spring .
Characteristics
It is a lava dome made of rhyolite .
You can recognize it from a distance by its reddish colored rock. This is due to the oxidation of iron , a process that can be found in most high-temperature areas because the heat in the rock allows various minerals to escape.
Geysers
The geysers are one of the most famous sights in Iceland. The best known are the Great Geyser and the Strokkur Geyser , which was reliably active in the 20th century . There are also many other spring springs and hot springs here.
Already in the Oddverjaannalen from the year 1294 it is reported that great springs would break out of the mountain. As early as the Middle Ages, the constant variability of the area was noted: New sources emerge and others disappear.
Hike up the mountain
Laugarfjall can be climbed by hiking through the geothermal area. From the top there is a good view over the geysers and far into the highlands to the likewise volcanic Kerlingarfjöll mountain range , but also to the southeast to the Hekla .
See also
Web links
- Laugarfjall in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Global Volcanism Program (English); Accessed July 27, 2011 .
- ^ Hans U. Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg 2001, p. 64 and 139.
- ↑ "… í Eyrarfjalli [nú Laugarfjalli] komu upp hverir stórir: en sumir hurfu þeir, sem áður voru ." Íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, p. 790.