Hot Spring

Gunnuhver Hot Springs

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Ólafur
August 9, 2017
I reccommend to see Gunnuhver, it's a massive hot spring
Svanhildur (Swan)
November 5, 2018
Geothermal hot spring with a history to tell
Bjarney & Ludvik
September 10, 2017
The area is close to Reykjanes lighthouse and is collectively named Gunnuhver after a female ghost that was laid there. She had caused great disturbance until a priest set a trap for her and she fell into the spring. This happened about 400 years ago. The mud pools take form where steam from boiling geothermal reservoir water emanates and condenses and mixes with surface water. Accompanying gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide make the water acid. This causes alteration of the fresh lava rock to clay.
The area is close to Reykjanes lighthouse and is collectively named Gunnuhver after a female ghost that was laid there. She had caused great disturbance until a priest set a trap for her and she fell into the spring. This happened about 400 years ago. The mud pools take form where steam from boilin…

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Grindavíkurbær