The Geysir geyser, located in the Haukadalur valley, reaches more than 80 meters in the air when it expels its boiling water, although it does it not so often as many would like. When he wakes up he can beat his own record, as it happened in the year 2000, because of an earthquake on the island. He reached then a height of 122 meters for two days. Although it is difficult to foresee, it would be ideal to capture it in action, don’t you think?
A World Famous Geyser
Although the Great Geysir is less active these days, it did lend its name to hot springs all over the world. It was the first geyser described in a printed source. Along with Old Faithful in America’s Yellowstone National Park, Geyser is the most famous geyser in the world.
Accounts from the 19th century mention that the Great Geyser could reach up to 170 meters (558 ft)! Seismic actvity in the area still affects Geysir. After being dormant for years, Geysir was revived by an earthquake in 2000 and erupted for a couple of times a day for several years. Today, Geysir is mostly dormant, though the other hot springs in the Geysir geothermal area remain quite active.
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