Kerið
Kerið is a volcanic crater lake located in the Grímsnes area in south Iceland, along the Golden Circle. It is one of several crater lakes in the area, known as Iceland's Western Volcanic Zone, which includes the Reykjanes peninsula and the Langjökull Glacier, created as the land moved over a localized hotspot, but it is the one that has the most visually recognizable caldera still intact.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grímsnes.
Grímsnes
Volcano
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Grímsnes is a relatively small fissure or crater row volcanic system located in South Iceland, located south–east of Lake Thingvallavatn and east of the en echelon group of volcanic systems extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula, that erupted last in the Holocene.
Kerið
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Volcano
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.0398° or 64° 2′ 23″ northLongitude
-20.8848° or 20° 53′ 5″ westOpen location code
99PX24Q8+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4380753192OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Kerið” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “火山口湖”
- Russian: “Кериз”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hallkelshólar and Borg í Grímsnesi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kerið and Beitarhústóft 440013.
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