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Erupting geysir
The erupting Great Geysir

Geysir (sometimes known as The Great Geysir) is a geyser in Iceland. It is in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland. It is the oldest known geyser and one of the world's most impressive ones. The English word geyser comes from Geysir. Geysir is on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill at 64°19′0.05″N, 20°17′59.64″W. The Strokkur geyser is about 400 metres south of Geysir.

Eruptions at Geysir can send boiling water up to 60 metres in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent. In the past, they have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time.

Images for kids

  • BLAKE(1873) p06 The Great Geysir

    1873 drawing of Geysir

  • Litli Geysir, Área geotérmica de Geysir, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 112

    Little Geysir

  • Great Geysir (4)

    The erupting Great Geysir in summer 2009

  • Litli Geysir

    Litli Geysir erupting

  • Gran Geysir, Área geotérmica de Geysir, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 107

    Geysir in 2014

  • Geysir forest

    A forest near the Geysir

  • PSM V21 D387 Theoretical structure of the bjarnafell great geyser

    Diagram of a theoretical structure for Geysir, from 1882

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Geysir para niños

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