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	Geysir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Geysir (full name The Great Geysir), in the Haukadular valley, Iceland is the oldest geyser in recorded history and one of the world's most impressive examples of the phenomenon.
		Geysir lies on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill which is all the home of the Strokkur geyser.
		Changes in the activity of the Geysir and the surround geysers are strongly related to earthquake activity.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/g/ge/geysir.html (593 words)

	Geysir Center - Iceland - Geyser - Information on the geology of the geothermal area.
		The oldest accounts of the Great Geysir are from the year 1294 when large earthquakes shook the southern lowlands of Iceland and the thermal area in Haukadalur valley changed to a large extent.
		Geysir and the hot springs to the west and south are normal hot springs, i.e.
		One of the beauties of the Geysir area are the buff coloured silica sinter around the hot springs.
	www.geysircenter.com /english/geology.html (1272 words)

	South Iceland
		The Great Geysir was among the most notable geysers in the world, such as those in New Zealand, Yellowstone, and North Island.
		Though the Great Geysir itself is now inactive, the area surrounding it is geothermally very active with many smaller hot springs.
		King Christian IX of Denmark visited the area in 1874 and by the foot of the mountain are the rocks where he leaned while his hosts tried to impress and amuse him by boiling eggs in the hot springs.
	www.south.is /geysir.html (477 words)

	Iceland Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Geysir is the original spouting hot spring; all the others around the world are named after it.
		The Great Geysir debuted in the 14th century, blasting a jet of water up to 80m (262ft) into the air.
		The geysir ceased erupting and was mostly inactive for decades.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/iceland?poi=1799 (174 words)

	The Great Geysir: The origin of the word geyser
		It is not clear whether the dormancy was due to a shift in heat and water underground (a change of function)or because of the abuse to which the geyser was subjected.
		Geysir, linguistically speaking, is an eponym—something or someone that gives its name to everything of its type, in this case the English word geyser.
		Geysir erupts from a circular 8 ft. vent in the middle of a circular 60 ft. shallow pool, on top of a huge mound.
	www.wyojones.com /how_geysers_got_their_names.htm (1512 words)

	Geysir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The English word geyser to describe a spouting hot spring derives from Geysir (which itself is derived from the Icelandic verb gjósa meaning to erupt.
		Geysir lies on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill which is also the home to Strokkur geyser.
		The place is, together with Þingvellir and the Gullfoss waterfall, part of the most famous sights of Iceland, the Golden Circle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geysir (694 words)

	Travels in 19th Century Iceland: Places: Geysir
		The word geysir means "gusher," and is applied to the hot springs which erupt or throw up jets of water like a fountain, as distinct from the hver, or hot springs which merely bubble and steam.
		As you draw near the Geysir district the character of the road changes: the ground becomes dry and flaky, and presently you are aware of little pools and streams under the ponies' feet.
		Besides the great Geysir, there are various others all around; one well known, called Strokkur, or the Churn, went to sleep some years ago, after some earthquakes which took place, but has now begun to grow active again.
	www.edjackson.ca /19thcenturyiceland/places/geysir.htm (1505 words)

	Strokkur and Geysir, the Geysir of geysers located in Geysir park south Iceland
		As you enter the park area around Geysir in south west Iceland, you can't but notice the phenomenal steam rising from hot springs, vents and streams all over the area.
		Geysir began erupting in the early 14th century, at least thats the year it went on reccord, and stopped in the early 20th century, some say Geysir whent still due to the thousands of rocks tourists and locals threw in it attempting to set the geyser off.
		Geysirs eruption occurs when boiling water within the geyser, trapped by cooler water above it, explodes, forcing its way to the surface.
	www.randburg.com /is/general/geysir (508 words)

	Southwest and west Iceland - Borganes, Golden Circle, Thingvellir, Geysir, Gulfoss, and Kerith
		You get eight minutes at Geysir, for example, and 45 minutes at the hotel for cakes and coffee." The busses came and went several times while my Avensis sat in the parking lot, but I still was back to Reykjavik by 7PM with everyone else.
		The geysir's eruptions are difficult to predict, but often it can be seen heaving and pulsating before the explosion.
		The original Geysir, which had spouted since the 1300s, stopped in the 20th century in part because of tourism.
	www.innogize.com /gallery/westerniceland.html (1380 words)

	Geysir-Lokal islænderklub på Midtsjælland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Geysir blev stiftet i 1975 og klubben er efterhånden nået op på over 450 medlemmer, så vi fylder godt i landskabet.
		Geysir er med jævne mellemrum vært for DM i Alrid, hvilket er en arbejdskrævende, men sjov og spændende opgave, og klubben har mange alridsryttere.
		Geysirs hjemmeside bliver veligholdt af Gudmundur Haflidason (Mundi).
	www.geysirnyt.dk (403 words)

	Geysir, Gullfoss, Þingvellir (Iceland)
		The hotel in Geysir was full - a geophysics conference was being held there - and they suggested we'd have to drive ten kilometres to Brattholt.
		The eponymous Geysir is now dormant, but Strokkur next door goes off every eight or ten minutes, shooting up over twenty metres.
		In addition to the big geysirs, the area has a good collection of fumaroles, bubbling mud, coloured pools, algae and mud encrusted flows, and so forth.
	danny.oz.au /travel/iceland/geysir-gulfoss.html (576 words)

	Geysir Hot Springs Geothermal Area - Iceland's Golden Circle Tour - Tourist Attractions, Geysers, Pictures, Guides
		It turns out that the smell of sulfur is generated by the minerals that the water brings to the surface as it is heated and escapes in bursts of steam.
		While Geysir no longer is active, Strokker still spouts every 5 to 15 minutes to the delight of crowds of tourists gathered to try and capture the event with their cameras.
		Geysir settled down after that and the major eruptions stopped until the next quakes in 1896 awakened the spout for a while.
	www.chiff.com /a/iceland-geyser.htm (1019 words)

	Links to geysers of Iceland
		Geysir- Story of a bicycle trek with a brief stop in the geyser basin.
		Geysir- Island Information Service Website has a picture of Geysir on its index page, no information on geysers per se.
		Geysir and Strokkur [SinOz - Iceland 2003] Silke Schlüter's photo page from Aug 2003 with pictures of a Strokkur eruption showing "blue bubble initiation" and one image of the reactivated Geysir in eruption.
	www.wyojones.com /icelandlinks.htm (847 words)

	GULLFOSS, GEYSIR SOUTH ICELAND
		The spouting hot spring Geysir is claimed to be the biggest one in the world.
		The old Geysir has been in retirement for decades, but when it was active its eruptions reached the height of at least 80 m.
		All around the old Geysir are more spouting hot springs, such as the ever lively Strokkur (the Churn), which erupts every 3-5 minutes.
	www.nat.is /travelguideeng/gullfoss_geysir.htm (216 words)

	Geysir Center - Iceland - Geyser - Information about the geothermal area around Great Geyser and Strokkur (via ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Geysir Center The official website of the geothermal phenomenon GEYSIR and opportunities for tourists and travelers on and around the geothermal area.
		Geysir Areal: Lots of information, photos and a map of the fantastic geothermal area around the Great Geysir, Strokkur, and the many hot springs.
		Hotel: Hotel Geysir ist ein ganzjährig geöffnetes Hotel mit Blockhütten (Suites und Luxus Suites), Hotelzimmern und Schlafsackunterkunft direkt neben Islands Hauptattraktionen Geysir und Strokkur.Hotel: Hotel Geysir is a hotel open year round with block huts (suites and luxury suites), hotel rooms and sleeping bag accommodations directly next to Iceland’s main attractions Geysir and Strokkur.
	www.geysircenter.com.cob-web.org:8888 (285 words)

	Geysir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Another must for sightseers, Geysir is believed to have been formed in the thirteenth century, is a bowl 18 m in diameter with a 20-metre-deep chamber below.
		Geysir has erupted for centuries, but the frequency of eruptions has varied, for example, it did not erupt during the last decade, until Iceland´s independence Day on 17 June 2000 when a large earthquake (7 on the Richter scale) shook the southwest causing serious damage to structures.
		The Geysir geothermal field contains a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools.
	www.diveiceland.is /geysir.htm (120 words)

	Hotel Geysir, Iceland. Accomodation and tourism in South Iceland.
		Guests at the hotel are able to experience the Icelandic hot springs area at any time of the day, in different light and can examine all the sights and sounds of this fascinating area in perfect tranquillity.
		The Geysir Centre also contains a folk museum which depicts life as it used to be in this area and there is a fascinating exhibit on the history of the Haukadalur valley from the time of settlement to the present day.
		Among the highlights are the exhibits on Ari fróði, known as "the father of Icelandic literature"; the story of tourism to this area at the beginning of the twentieth century; and folk tales set in Haukadalur.
	www.randburg.com /is/hotel_geysir (447 words)

	Geysir, Iceland - Northern Europe - Travel Directory, Information, & Links - Travelers Digest
		Geysir Center - The official website of the geothermal phenomenon GEYSIR and opportunities for tourists and travelers on/around the geothermal area.
		The English word "geyser" is derived from the Icelandic word "geysir".
		Hotel Geysir - Hotel Geysir is a beautiful hotel open all year round and is located next to one of Iceland's main attractions, Geysir in Haukadalur.
	www.travelersdigest.com /geysir.htm (158 words)

	Iceland Tourist Board
		Though the word refers to all geysers in general, it comes from a single geyser (in fact, the geyser) located in the South West of Iceland.
		Unfortunately, the Great Geysir has been somewhat shy in recent decades.
		When Geysir does perform, it lives up to its name, spewing a jet of steaming water 200 feet skyward.
	www.goiceland.org /geysir.html (121 words)

	Population Genetics Public Home Page (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-4.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Genomic Explorer y Survey of Immune Response (GEYSIR) is a web application designed to correlate case-control association data with genetic and physical maps of the human genome, including key human genes associated with host immune response.
		GEYSIR requires your browser to have the Flash plug-in, which is standard in most browsers.
		GEYSIR was developed by the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) as part of a population genetics project funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
	geysir.ncgr.org.cob-web.org:8888 (199 words)

	Gullfoss and Geysir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The spouting hot spring Geysir is claimed to be the biggest one in
		Geysir has been in retirement for decades, but when it was active its eruptions reached the height of at least 80 m.
		Just east of the Geysir Area is one of the many centres of the Forestry Service and its forest, which has been expanding for
	www.allrahanda.is /Practical_Information/GullfossANDGeysir.asp (222 words)

	Geysir Center - Iceland - Geyser - Information about geothermal area around Great Geyser
		The Geysir-Center consists of a whole building complex with restaurant, hotel, swimming pool, souvenier shop, snack shop, gas station, multimedia show, horse rental, 4 wheels quad, and camping area.
		Good food, pleasant accommodations in many different variations, relaxation in the swimming pool or hot tub, and the opportunity, to inform yourself about all of the wonders of Iceland.
		This is all offered by the family operation directly opposite the thermal fields with Geysir and Strokkur.
	www.geysircenter.com /english/geysircenter.html (114 words)

	Science Wire from the Exploratorium and Public Radio International
		With over two dozen volcanoes erupting regularly, Iceland is the most geologically active place on the planet.
		It's also home to the original "geysir," and is the meeting place of two of the Earth's major geological plates.
		The English word "geyser" is derived from the Icelandic "geysir," which means "gusher." Though the Great Geysir is now relatively dormant, it sits amidst a geothermal park that resembles Yellowstone, with its hissing steam vents, belching mud pots and burbling springs.
	www.exploratorium.edu /theworld/iceland/map.html (466 words)

	Geysir Homepage
		Geysir Wood Floors of Connecticut, 136 Water St. South Norwalk
		As a stocking warehouse and distributor for the leading companies in the hardwood flooring industry, Geysir offers an unparalleled selection of unfinished wood species, pre-finished and engineered hardwood flooring materials, finishing and floor care products.
		Our counsel helps customers select flooring that not only looks spectacular, but is also practical for its application.
	www.geysirfloors.com /main.html (109 words)

	Geysir-Geyser-Andernach
		So existierten gastronomische Betriebe am Rande des Geysirs, ferner wurden regelmäßig Reiterfeste veranstaltet.
		In der folgenden Zeit kam der Geysir im Jahr 1957 nach zusätzlichen technischen Problemen endgültig zum Erliegen.
		Bei einer ersten Bohrung um 1903/1904 zur Erschließung des Kohlensäure/ Wasservorkommens "sprang" der Geysir das erste Mal um die 40 m hoch.
	www.geysir-germany.com (288 words)

	geysir bubbelbad massagebadkar duschar portalbla spa badrumsmöbler hörnbadkar badkar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		geysir bubbelbad massagebadkar duschar portalbla spa badrumsmöbler hörnbadkar badkar
		Geysir bubbelbad är ett företag som redan i namnet tagit fasta på varma bad och massage som åtnjutits i århundraden i alla geysrar som finns t.ex.
		Genom att välja Geysir som leverantör av ert bad eller massagebadkar borgar det för ett tryggt och prisvärt köp.
	www.geysir.se (217 words)

	Geysir - The official website of the Icelandic geothermal wonder. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Geysir - The official website of the Icelandic geothermal wonder.
		This website will provide you with all the information you want about Geysir, the Icelandi geyser and the surrounding area.
		You can also find information on touristic activities in the area.
	www.geysircenter.is /english (41 words)

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		Located 60 km west to Reykjavik, the place is easy to find : huge vapor columns cast by the Strokkur Geysir are spottables from miles around.
		The great thing to enjoy is watching the Geysir spit its smoke at 20 m skyward, every five minutes.
		Heat makes a bubble deep underwater and pressure keeps it in a fragile balance.
	www.chez.com /sjislande/Egeysir.htm (142 words)

	Iceland - Geysir / Gullfoss Special with Hidden Trails.
		This tour is a shorter version of our popular Golden Circle Tour covering the Geysir Hot Spring area and the Golden Waterfall Gullfoss.
		Alongside Hvítá River we follow the ever deepening canyon on to the impressive Golden Waterfall Gullfoss and continue to the famous Geysir Hot Spring Area where we will stay for two nights.
		From the guesthouse we have direct view to the geothermal area and you will have plenty of time to explore this highly interesting area with its countless bubbling hot springs.
	www.hiddentrails.com /europe/iceland/geysir_gullfoss.htm (631 words)

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