Selected geological features near the Reykjanes volcanic system (approximate outline in red as part of system is ill defined). This is not the Reykjanes headland region which is smaller. Clicking on the image enables mouse-over with more detail where shading also shows: other fissure swarms, central volcanoes, calderas subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), seismically active areas between 1995 to 2007.
Reykjanes (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈreiːcaˌnɛːs]) is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik.
The name, Reykjanes, translates to "smoking point,” reykja'smoking', and nes'point'. It is named this due to the continuing volcanic activity of the Reykjanes volcanic belt; there are also many other uses of this name in Iceland, e.g. the Reykjanes Peninsula or Reykjanes in Ísafjarðardjúp.
^ ab"National Land Survey of Iceland : Sýrfell". Landmælingar Íslands. 28 December 2023.
^Sæmundsson, Sigurgeirsson & Friðleifsson 2020, The Reykjanes volcanic system.
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electricity and hot water mainly from geothermal sources, mainly on the Reykjanes Peninsula. It is the third largest electricity producer in Iceland, after...
on one hand and Reykjanes on the other which encompassed all other municipalities in the vicinity of Reykjavík and on the Reykjanes peninsula. The same...
mid-oceanic ridge The Reykjanes Ridge south of Iceland comes ashore at Reykjanes where all of the extension of the northern Reykjanes ridge (NRR), is accommodated...
[ˈhapnɪr̥]) is a town in southwestern Iceland. It is situated in the Reykjanes peninsula and has 109 inhabitants (as of 2011). The current population...
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