MAGIC DAY OUT FROM REYKJAVIK
The Golden Circle
The classical sights of the Golden Circle are the Geysir geothermal area, the Golden waterfall, Gullfoss and the national park of Þingvellir. . .
Þingvellir - the only place in the world were you can easily see the tectonic plates move apart from each other You can stand on the American tectonic plate and look over at the European tectonic plate. This is the only place in the world where it is easy to see it above sea level.
Gullfoss - magnificent waterfall
Gullfoss (The Golden waterfall) is Iceland’s most famous waterfall, and one of the natural wonders of the world. It is in the mighty glacial river Hvítá (White river), just a few kilometers from another natural wonder, the world-famous Geysir. The enormous white glacial cascade drops 32 meters into a narrow canyon, which is 70 meters deep, and 2,5 kilometers long. It is a spectacular two-tiered cataract which hangs in the air like fine drizzle and forms a rainbow in the sunlight. In winter it has an unusual appearance when it becomes petrified in ice.
Geysir - the geothermal area where hot water spouts up from the ground
The hot springs in the Geysir area are of different types. Geysir and the hot springs to the west and south are normal hot springs, i.e. they emit hot water ascending through narrow channels from deep sources in the crust. The temperature of the hot springs is up to 100 degrees and some are constantly boiling – if the temperature at depth rises above boiling the hot springs erupt which means that they are geysers. The word geyser is derived from the name of the famous Geysir. At about 23 m depth in the Geysir pipe the water is at 120 degrees in temperature.
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