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The '''Golden Circle''' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: ''Gullni hringurinn'') is a tourist route in southern [[Iceland]], covering about {{convert|300|km}} looping from [[Reykjavík]] into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. It is the area that contains most tours and travel-related activities in Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https:// |
The '''Golden Circle''' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: ''Gullni hringurinn'') is a tourist route in southern [[Iceland]], covering about {{convert|300|km}} looping from [[Reykjavík]] into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. It is the area that contains most tours and travel-related activities in Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/reykjavik/the-golden-circle|title=Lonely Planet: Golden Circle |last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref> |
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The three primary stops on the route are the [[Þingvellir National Park]], the [[Gullfoss]] waterfall, and the geothermal area in [[Haukadalur]], which contains the geysers [[Geysir]] and [[Strokkur]]. Though Geysir has been mostly dormant for many years, Strokkur continues to erupt every 5–10 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.south.is/WhattoSeeDo/ViewAttraction/the-great-geysir |title=The Great Geysir |publisher=Visit South Iceland |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120060906/http://en.south.is/WhattoSeeDo/ViewAttraction/the-great-geysir |archivedate=20 January 2014 |accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> Other stops include the [[Kerið]] volcanic crater, the town of [[Hveragerði]], [[Skálholt]] cathedral, and the [[Nesjavellir]] and [[Hellisheiðarvirkjun]] geothermal power plants. |
The three primary stops on the route are the [[Þingvellir National Park]], the [[Gullfoss]] waterfall, and the geothermal area in [[Haukadalur]], which contains the geysers [[Geysir]] and [[Strokkur]]. Though Geysir has been mostly dormant for many years, Strokkur continues to erupt every 5–10 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.south.is/WhattoSeeDo/ViewAttraction/the-great-geysir |title=The Great Geysir |publisher=Visit South Iceland |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120060906/http://en.south.is/WhattoSeeDo/ViewAttraction/the-great-geysir |archivedate=20 January 2014 |accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> Other stops include the [[Kerið]] volcanic crater, the town of [[Hveragerði]], [[Skálholt]] cathedral, and the [[Nesjavellir]] and [[Hellisheiðarvirkjun]] geothermal power plants. |
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Revision as of 13:00, 26 March 2019
The Golden Circle (Icelandic: Gullni hringurinn) is a tourist route in southern Iceland, covering about 300 kilometres (190 mi) looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. It is the area that contains most tours and travel-related activities in Iceland.[1]
The three primary stops on the route are the Þingvellir National Park, the Gullfoss waterfall, and the geothermal area in Haukadalur, which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokkur. Though Geysir has been mostly dormant for many years, Strokkur continues to erupt every 5–10 minutes.[2] Other stops include the Kerið volcanic crater, the town of Hveragerði, Skálholt cathedral, and the Nesjavellir and Hellisheiðarvirkjun geothermal power plants.
The name Golden Circle is a marketing term for the route, derived from the name of Gullfoss, which means "golden waterfall" in Icelandic.
See also
References
- ^ "Lonely Planet: Golden Circle".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "The Great Geysir". Visit South Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.