Geysir

"Geysir" (from which the English word geyser is derived), erupts every 5-10 minutes

ChessBase News 2009

The Golden Circle is located in southwest Iceland and incorporates three main sights: Thingvellir National Park, a site of spectacular natural beauty where Iceland's ancient parliament convened and where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet; the high-temperature geothermal area that most people know as Geysir, on account of its best-known hot spring, from which the word "geyser" derives; and the beautiful Gullfoss waterfall.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011

Somewhere between seeing a 140-meter waterfall, where our guide told us to follow him or risk falling into the Icelandic ground below, and the original Geysir, after which all the others are named, our Jeep pulled up to a remote campsite nestled at the base of two huge volcanoes.

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Somewhere between seeing a 140-meter waterfall, where our guide told us to follow him or risk falling into the Icelandic ground below, and the original Geysir, after which all the others are named, our Jeep pulled up to a remote campsite nestled at the base of two huge volcanoes.

Alex Budak: A Journey to the Center of Iceland Alex Budak 2011

The Sinopec Star Petroleum Co. unit last year signed an agreement with Iceland's Geysir Green Energy to establish a joint venture for the development of geothermal resources in China.

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Geysir, meanwhile, is pretty much extinct by now -- it just sits there like a Grand Old Man, bestowing its name to the area like some honorary figurehead.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011

Geysir, meanwhile, is pretty much extinct by now -- it just sits there like a Grand Old Man, bestowing its name to the area like some honorary figurehead.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011

The drive to the Geysir geothermal area took about an hour and a half, during which we were regaled with all kinds of trivia about the terrain we were driving through and, indeed, Iceland in general.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011

The Golden Circle is located in southwest Iceland and incorporates three main sights: Thingvellir National Park, a site of spectacular natural beauty where Iceland's ancient parliament convened and where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet; the high-temperature geothermal area that most people know as Geysir, on account of its best-known hot spring, from which the word "geyser" derives; and the beautiful Gullfoss waterfall.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011

The drive to the Geysir geothermal area took about an hour and a half, during which we were regaled with all kinds of trivia about the terrain we were driving through and, indeed, Iceland in general.

Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011