The Geysir hot spring area (24 images)
Geysir (sometimes known as The Great Geysir), in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland, is the first geyser ever described in a printed source and the earliest geyser known to Europeans.[citation needed] The English word geyser (a spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb from Old Norse. Geysir lies on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill at 64°19?0.05?N 20°17?59.64?W, which is also the home to Strokkur...
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![Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") is a fountain geyser in the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavik. It is one of Iceland's most famous geysers,[1] erupting about every 4-8 minutes 15 - 20 m high, sometimes up to 40 m high.[2]..Water at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft) is around 120 °C (248 °F), but cannot boil because of the weight of the water pushing down on it from above. When this water is forced up to around 16 metres (52 ft), some of the water may be above boiling point, which sets off the chain reaction: the pressure decrease allows more water to boil and flash boil into steam, which drives the unboiled water further up the conduit. As this happens closer and closer to the surface, with increasing velocity, the water and steam is forced out, and it is this mixture of water and steam that forms the eruption.[3]..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strokkur](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iau2jpDSzi4/t/200/I0000iau2jpDSzi4.jpg)
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![Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") is a fountain geyser in the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavik. It is one of Iceland's most famous geysers,[1] erupting about every 4-8 minutes 15 - 20 m high, sometimes up to 40 m high.[2]..Water at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft) is around 120 °C (248 °F), but cannot boil because of the weight of the water pushing down on it from above. When this water is forced up to around 16 metres (52 ft), some of the water may be above boiling point, which sets off the chain reaction: the pressure decrease allows more water to boil and flash boil into steam, which drives the unboiled water further up the conduit. As this happens closer and closer to the surface, with increasing velocity, the water and steam is forced out, and it is this mixture of water and steam that forms the eruption.[3]..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strokkur](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y_qThy_tC4w/t/200/I0000Y_qThy_tC4w.jpg)
Strokkur, Geysir in Haukadalur
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Óþerrishole blowhole
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Óþerrishole blowhole
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Óþerrishole blowhole
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Frosty Geysir
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Frosty Geysir
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Frosty Geysir
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Frosty Geysir
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Blesi and fata
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Icy glow
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Icy glow
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Icy glow
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area
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Strokkur blowhole erupts in Geysir Area