Reykjanes (disambiguation)

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Reykjanes is the south-west end of the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland.

It is a common geographical name in Iceland and the other officially recognised geographical places with their municipality are given at the bottom of this page.

Reykjanes may also refer to or qualify:

  • Reykjanes Peninsula
    (Reykjanesskagia) region in south-west Iceland.
  • Southern Peninsula
    administrative area in Reykjanesskagia, south-west Iceland .
  • Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark as in List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Europe.
  • Reykjanes Ridge part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the south of Iceland.

In geology:

  • Reykjanes volcanic belt
    or Reykjanes volcanic zone grouping all the volcanic systems in the Reykjanes Peninsula .
  • Reykjanes volcanic system
    in the Reykjanes volcanic belt.
  • Reykjanes Fires refers to a series of eruptions between approximately 1210 and 1240.
  • See Reykjanes Fires#New Reykjanes Fires for the term New Reykjanes Fires grouping eruptions from 2021.

Other uses:

  • For the steamship, see
    SS Reykjanes
    .
  • For the Reykjanes power station situated in Reykjanes, while other power stations exist on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Other geographical places in Iceland with the Icelandic municipality in brackets:

  • Reykjanes (Súðavíkurhreppur) near Súðavík in Westfjords being a peninsula on the east side of Reykjarfjörður
  • Reykjanes (Árneshreppur) in Westfjords at the western entrance to Húnaflói bay.
  • Reykjanes (Kaldrananeshreppur) in Westfjords on the coast west of Drangsnes.
  • Reykjanes (Reykhólahreppur) on the west coast of Westfjords
  • Reykjanes (Borgarbyggð) in the west of Iceland
  • Reykjanes (Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur) about 10 km (6.2 mi) south east of Flúðir in south-central Iceland.
  • Reykjanes (Bláskógabyggð) on the west bank of Brúará river north-east of Apavatn in south-east Iceland