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Leitin, the Glossary

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Leitin is a small shield volcano in the southwest of Iceland.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Þingvellir, Þorlákshöfn, Brennisteinsfjöll, Effusive eruption, Elliðaár, Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula, Hellisheiði Power Station, Hengill, Holocene, Hornito, Iceland, Paganism, Palagonite, Rauðhólar (Reykjavík), Raufarhólshellir, Reykjanes, Reykjavík, Rootless cone, Route 1 (Iceland), Shield volcano, Vikings.

  2. Brennisteinsfjöll Volcanic System
  3. Reykjanes
  4. Reykjanes Volcanic Belt
  5. Shield volcanoes of Iceland
  6. Volcanoes of Iceland

Þingvellir

Þingvellir (anglicised as ThingvellirThe spelling Pingvellir is sometimes seen, although the letter "p" is unrelated to the letter "þ" (thorn), which is pronounced as "th".) was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at italic in 1798.

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Þorlákshöfn

Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus.

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Brennisteinsfjöll

Brennisteinsfjöll ("Sulfur mountains" Brennisteinsfjöll. Detailed description. In: Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes. Retrieved 27 July 2020) is a minor volcanic system, with crater rows and small shield volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland. Leitin and Brennisteinsfjöll are Brennisteinsfjöll Volcanic System, Reykjanes, Reykjanes Volcanic Belt and volcanoes of Iceland.

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Effusive eruption

An effusive eruption is a type of volcanic eruption in which lava steadily flows out of a volcano onto the ground.

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Elliðaár

The river Elliðaár ("Elliði's river") is situated in the Reykjavík area in the south-west of Iceland.

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Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula

The Reykjanes Peninsula (Reykjanesskagi) in southwest Iceland is the continuation of the mostly submarine Reykjanes Ridge, a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on land and reaching from Esja in the north and Hengill in the east to Reykjanestá in the west. Leitin and Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula are Reykjanes.

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Hellisheiði Power Station

The Hellisheiði Power Station (Hellisheiðarvirkjun) is the eighth-largest geothermal power station in the world and largest in Iceland.

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Hengill

Hengill is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir. Leitin and Hengill are Reykjanes Volcanic Belt.

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Holocene

The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.

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Hornito

Hornitos are conical, or pipe-like, structures built up by lava spattering or being ejected through an opening in the crust of a lava flow.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Paganism

Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

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Palagonite

Palagonite is an alteration product from the interaction of water with volcanic glass of chemical composition similar to basalt.

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Rauðhólar (Reykjavík)

The Rauðhólar are remnants of a cluster of rootless cones in Elliðaárhraun lava fields on the south-eastern outskirts of Reykjavík, Iceland next to the South Iceland part of Hringvegur, the Suðurlandsvegur. Leitin and Rauðhólar (Reykjavík) are Brennisteinsfjöll Volcanic System and Reykjanes Volcanic Belt.

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Raufarhólshellir

Raufarhólshellir is the fourth-longest lava tube in Iceland.

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Reykjanes

Reykjanes is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Leitin and Reykjanes are Reykjanes Volcanic Belt and volcanoes of Iceland.

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Rootless cone

A rootless cone, also formerly called a pseudocrater, is a volcanic landform which resembles a true volcanic crater, but differs in that it is not an actual vent from which lava has erupted.

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Route 1 (Iceland)

Route 1 or the Ring Road is a national road in Iceland that circles the entire country.

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Shield volcano

A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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See also

Brennisteinsfjöll Volcanic System

Reykjanes

Reykjanes Volcanic Belt

Shield volcanoes of Iceland

Volcanoes of Iceland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitin

Also known as Svínahraun.