Svartsengi Power Station and the Blue Lagoon on Reykjanes

Reykjanes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈreiːcaˌnɛːs]) is a small headland on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. The region is about nine kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) from Iceland's international airport.[1]

As the name means "smoking point" due to volcanic activity, there are also other peninsulas by this name in Iceland, e.g. the peninsula of Reykjanes in Ísafjarðardjúp.

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References

  1. ↑ "Reykjanes". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 6 August 2023.


63°49′12″N 22°41′24″W / 63.82000°N 22.69000°W / 63.82000; -22.69000


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