Reykjanes
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Reykjanes () is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik.
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Vinony's link graph records 132 inbound references to Reykjanes, and connects out to Southern Peninsula Region, Katla and Iceland.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_region, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Black sand beaches, Headlands of Iceland and Reykjanes Volcanic Belt.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- peninsula
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Reykjanesbær
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Reykjanes (2023).jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Trollhättan Municipality
- topic's main category
- Category:Reykjanes
- Commons category
- Reykjanes
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Island Eldey
- Lighthouse Reykjanesviti
- Filming location
- Geology
- Wildlife
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Reykjanes () is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula. The nearest town is Keflavik.
The name, , translates to "smoking point,” , and . It is named this due to the continuing volcanic activity of the Reykjanes volcanic belt; there are also many other uses of this name in Iceland, e.g. the Reykjanes Peninsula or Reykjanes in Ísafjarðardjúp.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reykjanes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations