Gerðuberg

Coordinates: 64°51′39″N 22°21′41″W / 64.860699°N 22.36139°W / 64.860699; -22.36139
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Gerðuberg in Snæfellsnes
Gerðuberg basalt columns

Gerðuberg (Icelandic pronunciation:

dolerite, a coarse-grained basalt rock, located on western peninsula Snæfellsnes and on the western edge of the Hnappadalur [ˈn̥ahpaˌtaːlʏr̥] valley, 46 km in the north of the town of Borgarnes and 115 km to Reykjavík.[1]

Gerðuberg was formed from flowing basaltic lava, cooled by the sea, solidified in very evenly running columns. These are between 1 and 1.5 m wide and 7 to 14 m high.[2]

Near Gerðuberg

References

  1. ^ "Place". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Klifur.is - Gerðuberg". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

See also

  • List of columnar basalts in Iceland

64°51′39″N 22°21′41″W / 64.860699°N 22.36139°W / 64.860699; -22.36139

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