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Reykjahlíð

Mývatn is a lake near in . The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake.
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  • Type: Village with 266 residents
  • Description: village
  • Also known as: “Mývatn” and “Reykjahlid”
  • Postal code: 660

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grjótagjá and Reykjahlíð Mývatn Airport.

Cave
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn in Iceland. It has a thermal spring inside. In early 18th century the outlaw Jón Markússon lived there and used the cave for bathing.

Aerodrome
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mývatn Airport is an airport serving Reykjahlíð, . The Lake area is a nature preserve of volcanic origin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Námaskarð.

Locality
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 4 km east of Reykjahlíð.

Reykjahlíð

Latitude
65.64156° or 65° 38′ 30″ north
Longitude
-16.91001° or 16° 54′ 36″ west
Population
266
Elevation
325 metres (1,066 feet)
IATA airport code
MVA
United Nations Location Code
IS MVA
Open location code
9CQ5J3RQ+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 270961115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2627574
Wiki­data ID
Q1026867
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Volapük—“Reykjahlíð” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Cebuano: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Chinese: “雷恰利兹”
  • Chinese: “雷恰利茲”
  • Czech: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Danish: “Reykjahlid”
  • Danish: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Dutch: “Reykjahlid”
  • Dutch: “Reykjahlið”
  • Dutch: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Dutch: “Reykjahlidh”
  • Dutch: “Reykjahlídh”
  • French: “Reykjahlid”
  • French: “Reykjahlíð”
  • French: “Reykjahlidh”
  • German: “Reykjahlid”
  • German: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Icelandic: “Mývatn”
  • Icelandic: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Icelandic: “Reykjahlíðar”
  • Italian: “Reykjahlid”
  • Japanese: “レイキャフリーズ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Norwegian: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Polish: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Portuguese: “Reiquiahlíd”
  • Russian: “Рейкьяхлид”
  • Swedish: “Reykjahlíð”
  • Volapük: “Reykjahlíð”

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