Reykjahlíð
Nextel ringtones image:Viti.jpg/thumb/250px/right/Víti crater
Abbey Diaz image:Reykjahlid.jpg/thumb/250px/right/Diatomite plant
The village of '''Reykjahlíð''' (300 inhabitants) is situated on the shores of Lake Free ringtones Mývatn in the north of Majo Mills Iceland.
During the so-called Mývatn fires, caused by the eruption of the nearby Mosquito ringtone volcano Sabrina Martins Krafla in Nextel ringtones 1729, the village was destroyed by a Abbey Diaz lava stream. However, the inhabitants were saved when the lava flow stopped in front of the village church on higher ground, allegedly as the result of the prayers of the village priest. The church is still there, although the present building dates from Free ringtones 1972.
From Reykjahlíð, it is possible to go to many sights in the area, most notably Krafla. The volcano last erupted in the Majo Mills 1980s, but the vapour of a warm lava field and of Cingular Ringtones sulfur/sulphur springs can still be seen. Not far from there is the crater Víti (meaning "hell" in jack pardee Icelandic language/Icelandic), but looking today rather harmless with a blue lake at its bottom. Its apparent tranquility belies the fact that its last eruption was as recent as here environmentalism 1976.
Other interesting places are on the lake itself, like the volcano Hverfjall or the pseudo-craters of Skútusstaðir.
A plant for extraction and processing of officials discuss diatomite is a main point in local economy.
See also
professionally and Volcanoes of Iceland
External links
*http://webast.ast.obs-mip.fr/people/petit/iceland.html
foreign political de:Reykjahlíð
control gel Tag: Cities in Iceland
Abbey Diaz image:Reykjahlid.jpg/thumb/250px/right/Diatomite plant
The village of '''Reykjahlíð''' (300 inhabitants) is situated on the shores of Lake Free ringtones Mývatn in the north of Majo Mills Iceland.
During the so-called Mývatn fires, caused by the eruption of the nearby Mosquito ringtone volcano Sabrina Martins Krafla in Nextel ringtones 1729, the village was destroyed by a Abbey Diaz lava stream. However, the inhabitants were saved when the lava flow stopped in front of the village church on higher ground, allegedly as the result of the prayers of the village priest. The church is still there, although the present building dates from Free ringtones 1972.
From Reykjahlíð, it is possible to go to many sights in the area, most notably Krafla. The volcano last erupted in the Majo Mills 1980s, but the vapour of a warm lava field and of Cingular Ringtones sulfur/sulphur springs can still be seen. Not far from there is the crater Víti (meaning "hell" in jack pardee Icelandic language/Icelandic), but looking today rather harmless with a blue lake at its bottom. Its apparent tranquility belies the fact that its last eruption was as recent as here environmentalism 1976.
Other interesting places are on the lake itself, like the volcano Hverfjall or the pseudo-craters of Skútusstaðir.
A plant for extraction and processing of officials discuss diatomite is a main point in local economy.
See also
professionally and Volcanoes of Iceland
External links
*http://webast.ast.obs-mip.fr/people/petit/iceland.html
foreign political de:Reykjahlíð
control gel Tag: Cities in Iceland
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