Landmannalaugar

The campsite in the Landmannalaugar valley
The mountain Háalda [ˈhauːˌalta] seen from Vondugil [ˈvɔntʏˌcɪːl̥]. The photo was taken a few kilometers west of the campsite in Landmannalaugar.
The camp site in Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar
The mountains at Landmannalaugar

Landmannalaugar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlantˌmanːaˌlœyːɣar̥] ⓘ) is a location in Iceland's Fjallabak [ˈfjatlaˌpaːk] Nature Reserve in the Highlands.[1] It is on the edge of the Laugahraun [ˈlœyːɣaˌr̥œyːn] lava field. This lava field was formed by an eruption in approximately 1477.[2] It is largely known for its natural geothermal hot springs and surrounding landscape.

Landmannalaugar is at the northern end of the Laugavegur hiking trail, and the Iceland Touring Association operates a mountain hut accommodating hikers.[3]

  1. ^ "Auglýsing um friðland að Fjallabaki". Stjórnartíðindi B, nr. 354/1979. August 13. 1979. Retrieved on August 21. 2014. (in Icelandic)
  2. ^ Sigurður Steinþórsson. "Í hvaða gosi myndaðist hraunið hjá Landmannalaugum og hvaða ár?". The Icelandic Web of Science July 4. 2008. Retrieved on 21 August 2014. (in Icelandic)
  3. ^ "LANDMANNALAUGAR HUT" Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 August 2014.