Gerðuberg
Gerðuberg in Snæfellsnes
Gerðuberg basalt columns
Gerðuberg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcɛrðʏˌpɛrk]; also transcribed Gerduberg) is a cliff of dolerite, a coarse-grained basalt rock, located on western peninsula Snæfellsnes and on the western edge of the valley, 46 km in the north of the town of Borgarnes and 115 km to Reykjavík.[1]
Gerðuberg was formed from flowing basaltic lava, cooled by the sea, solidified in very evenly running columns. These are between 1 and 1.5 m wide and 7 to 14 m high.[2]
Near Gerðuberg[]
- Volcanic cone Eldborg
- a water source
- Löngufjörur beach
- settlement Borg á Mýrum
References[]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
See also[]
- List of columnar basalts in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°51′39″N 22°21′41″W / 64.860699°N 22.36139°W
Categories:
- Columnar basalts in Iceland
- Snæfellsnes