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14-AUG-2014

Geysir and its geysers

Geysir is one of Iceland’s top tourist attractions and is the original hot water spout after which all other geysers in the world are named. (This, however, isn’t Geysir, but instead is Strokkur.) This geyser used to shoot water 80 meters into the air, but has been clogged since the 1950s when tourists threw rocks into it and now only erupts infrequently. Nearby is Strokkur, a very reliable geyser that gushes 10 to 30 meters of water into the air every five to 10 minutes without fail.

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Julie Oldfield23-Aug-2014 19:41
Very powerful!
John Hamers23-Aug-2014 18:43
Great shot of this geyser and interesting text. V!
Bill Miller23-Aug-2014 16:04
A gushing picture, Helen.
Fong Lam23-Aug-2014 14:52
Excellent capture and thanks for the enlightening info, Helen....V
Jeff Real23-Aug-2014 13:37
A very powerful capture...so intriguing ~V~
globalgadabout23-Aug-2014 13:15
a steaming shot...cool to learn the etymological origins of 'geyser'...strong sense of place and moment here....V
Lieve Snellings23-Aug-2014 13:11
Impressive... V
Jim Coffman23-Aug-2014 12:40
A very nice action capture,Helen! I would imagine one could stay warm near this !
Carl H. Johnson23-Aug-2014 11:31
Well capture!!!
joseantonio23-Aug-2014 11:02
Yes, I remember this place....Thank you for the memories.V
Gerard Koehl23-Aug-2014 10:43
Superbe. V
Range View 23-Aug-2014 09:10
This is a wonderful shot to capture Helen, must be quite dramatic when it erupts. V.
David.