Geyser Strokkur
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 Reykjavík. It is one of Iceland's most famous geysers, erupting about every 4–8 minutes 15 – 20 m high, sometimes up to 40 m high.
Strokkur is part of Haukadalur geothermal area, where are located various other geothermal features: mud pools, fumaroles, algal deposits, and other geysers beside and around it, such as Geysir.
Strokkur was first mentioned in 1789, after an earthquake unblocked the conduit of the geyser. Its activity fluctuated in the 19th century; in 1815 its height was estimated to be as much as 60 metres. It continued to erupt until the turn of the 20th century, when another earthquake blocked the conduit again. In 1963, upon the advice of the Geysir Committee, locals cleaned out the blocked conduit through the bottom of the basin, and the geyser has been regularly erupting ever since.
Geysir
Geysir, sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in south western Iceland. It was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans. The English word geyser (a periodically 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 in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres south.
Eruptions at Geysir can hurl boiling water up to 70 metres in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent, and have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time.
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Geyser Strokkur erupting
Geyser Strokkur erupting
Geysir, the sleeping geyser
Waiting for the Geyser Strokkur to erupt
Here we go!
Here we go!
Geyser Strokkur erupting
Geyser Strokkur erupting
Water running back in to the Geyser Strokkur
Water running back in to the Geyser Strokkur
Waiting for the Geyser Strokkur to erupt
Geyser Strokkur erupting
Geyser Strokkur erupting
Well, this one is easy to understand - A little geyser
We can see the steam coming up from the ground
Boiling water coming up from the ground
Geyser Strokkur last blast before I leave