Grænihver

Grænihver

The largest geyser in Hveravellir Geothermal Field. The large, beautiful green-blue pool of hot spring is erupting up to 3 m high.

Gamli Fagrihver

Former geyser that erupted up to 45 m high (!) in the 19th century. Now – just a large sinter cone with 95 degrees C hot water inside. Geyser was active up to 1930ies.

Hveravellir Geothermal Field

Hveravellir Geothermal Field. Öskurhóll in the forefront with Bláhver behind it.

Beautiful geothermal field and popular tourist destination. Area contains several notable hot springs and geysers, such as Gjósandi, Bræðrahver, Grænihver, Rauðihver, Öskurhóll, Fagrihver and others. Here are at least six geysers.

Gjósandi

Small geyser that erupts up to 0.5 m high.

Deildartunguhver

Deildartunguhver - geyser in Europe's most powerful hot spring

This spring has got both high discharge (180 l/s) for a hot spring and very high temperature of 97 °C.

Leppaluði borehole

Leppaluði borehole

Often tourists mix up two hot springs or geysers – the artificial and more active Leppaluði borehole and dormant Grýla – once impressive…

Grýla – geyser near Hveragerði

Grýla geyser, Iceland

Now Grýla is dormant or even extinct geyser – but some decades ago it was one of the most impressive Icelandic geysers, up to 10 m high.