At the International Geological Conference held in Busan, South Korea between August 25 – 31, a new list of one hundred geological sites on the planet was presented, including two sites in Iceland, Reykjanes and Vatnajökull. Reykjanes features on the IUGS list of geological monuments as an internationally important geological site due to its connection to …
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The Icelandic Tourist Board awarded Reykjanes Geopark the Environment Award for 2023 for the development at Brimketill, It is an interesting tourist spot in a short distance west of Grindavík. Where you can see the power of the North Atlantic Ocean when the surf hits the rocks. Waves and external stress have gradually shaped cups …
The UNESCO Global Geoparks Counsil grants Reykjanes Geopark a green card for the next 4 years at the 8th council session last December. UNESCO, the United Nations Organization for Cultural Affairs, recognized Reykjanes as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2015. This does not mean that Reykjanes Geopark can wave the flag of being a UNESCO …
The National Police Commissioner, in consultation with the Suðurnes police authorities, have declared a Civil Protection Service Level of Uncertainty due to the earthquake on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The series of earthquakes began in the evening of July4th and are ongoing. Residents in the southwestern part of the country are encouraged to pay attention to loose …
Reykjanes Geopark secured last week, the next international conference of European Geoparks Network (EGN), which will be held at the beginning of October 2024 in Hljómahöll. It is estimated that up to 600 people will attend the conference. Applications to hold the conference were announced last spring, and the deadline for applications expired on November …
The state police civil protection department last night declared an uncertainty phase—the lowest of Iceland’s three elevated alert levels—due to the earthquake swarm that began yesterday near Eldvörp, on the Reykjanes peninsula. The civil protection department met yesterday evening to discuss the situation. –> Show caution in and around mountains/hills/slopes due to danger of rockfall/landslides. …
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//english below Þróun á virkninni á Reykjanesi í dag bendir til kvikuhreyfinga og sýni merki sem mælast í aðdraganda eldgosa. Að svo stöddu er ekki unnt að staðfesta að eldgos hefjist og ber að taka þessum atburðum með ró og yfirvegun en fylgjast vel með þróun mála og fylgja fyrirmælum almannavarna í einu og …
ANNOUNCEMENT DUE TO POSSIBLE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN REYKJANES Read More »
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