{"id":4531,"date":"2021-11-11T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/nature\/what-is-geothermal-heat\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:31:53","slug":"hversvaedi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/is\/nature\/hversvaedi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hverasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4531\" class=\"elementor elementor-4531 elementor-1054\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fae6393 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fae6393\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/hotelgeysir.is\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Geysir-area-drone.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccffb20\" data-id=\"ccffb20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-655538f panel elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"655538f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b873e\" data-id=\"41b873e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ca65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19ca65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hverasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb7f08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ffb7f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd28685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd28685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elstu sagnir um Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 eru fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1294 \u00feegar miklir jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar gengu yfir Su\u00f0urland og miklar breytingar ur\u00f0u \u00e1 hverasv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed Haukadal. Sagt var a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0u \u201chverir miklir\u201d komi\u00f0 upp, sem tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 bendi til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa.<\/p><p>N\u00e6stu aldirnar eykst fr\u00e6g\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0isins og \u00fe\u00e1 einkum Geysis sj\u00e1lfs sem var miki\u00f0 undur, enda eru goshverir ekki \u00feekktir \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu utan \u00cdslands. N\u00e6stu aldirnar j\u00f3kst virkni hverasv\u00e6\u00f0isins \u00ed jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftum og einkum hinna st\u00f3ru Su\u00f0urlandsskj\u00e1lfta, sem koma \u00e1 um 100 \u00e1ra fresti.<\/p><p>Jar\u00f0hitasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem kennt er vi\u00f0 Geysi er h\u00e1hitasv\u00e6\u00f0i, en sl\u00edk sv\u00e6\u00f0i eru tengd virkri eldvirkni innan eldgosabeltanna. Reyndar er Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 eitt hi\u00f0 minnsta \u00e1 landinu og \u00feekur a\u00f0eins um 3 km2 \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1 ja\u00f0ri vestara gosbeltisins og ekki hefur gosi\u00f0 innan sv\u00e6\u00f0isins s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 10.000 \u00e1rin, \u00f3l\u00edkt \u00fev\u00ed sem er \u00e1 flestum \u00f6\u00f0rum sl\u00edkum sv\u00e6\u00f0um. Me\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 efnafr\u00e6\u00f0i hveravatnsins hefur veri\u00f0 reikna\u00f0 \u00fat a\u00f0 hiti \u00ed jar\u00f0hitakerfinu \u00e1 yfir 1 km d\u00fdpi, er um 240\u00b0C.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e150bfa\" data-id=\"e150bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec95b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ec95b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Strokkur-Geysir-Iceland-768x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Strokkur-Geysir-Iceland-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Strokkur-Geysir-Iceland-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Strokkur-Geysir-Iceland-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Strokkur-Geysir-Iceland.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3adc090 panel elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3adc090\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df2e28\" data-id=\"5df2e28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ebf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733ebf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1320x792.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17aba87\" data-id=\"17aba87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34660ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34660ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hverirnir vi\u00f0 Geysi eru af \u00fdmsum ger\u00f0um. Geysir og hverirnir vestan hans og sunnan eru vatnshverir, \u00fe.e. fr\u00e1 \u00feeim rennur heitt vatn komi\u00f0 af miklu d\u00fdpi. \u2028Hitastigi\u00f0 er allt a\u00f0 100\u00b0C og \u00fev\u00ed sj\u00f3\u00f0a sumir hverirnir &#8211; ef su\u00f0a ver\u00f0ur ne\u00f0an yfirbor\u00f0s gj\u00f3sa \u00feeir. Fr\u00e1 hverum nor\u00f0an vi\u00f0 Geysi rennur ekki vatn, heldur kemur a\u00f0eins upp gufa og nefnast sl\u00edkir hverir gufuhverir. Vi\u00f0 gufuaugun m\u00e1 sums sta\u00f0ar sj\u00e1 litlar gular skellur sem eru brennisteinn. Sy\u00f0st \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu eru svonefndir \u00deykkvuhverir, sem eru leirhverir. Leirhverir eru raunar gufuhverir \u00fear sem gufa er a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a gegnum yfirbor\u00f0svatn e\u00f0a grunnvatn og geta \u00feeir breyst \u00ed gufuhveri \u00ed \u00feurrkat\u00ed\u00f0. Leirhverir eru oft um 70-80\u00b0C heitir, en geta veri\u00f0 ansi varasamir \u00fev\u00ed holr\u00fam geta myndast kringum \u00fe\u00e1. Goshverir eru einn flokkurinn enn, en sl\u00edkir hverir eru mj\u00f6g sjaldg\u00e6fir og finnast t.d. ekki \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu utan \u00cdslands. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6ldum saman voru gj\u00f3sandi hverir a\u00f0eins \u00feekktir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og komu fer\u00f0amenn v\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 til \u00feess eins a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a5085 panel elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a5085\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c24a65\" data-id=\"4c24a65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8e502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8e502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Goshverir gj\u00f3sa vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 sem rennur upp \u00far j\u00f6r\u00f0inni n\u00e6r su\u00f0umarki \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 kemst til yfirbor\u00f0s. Su\u00f0an ver\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 breytist \u00ed gufu, sem \u00feenst sn\u00f6ggt \u00fat og \u00feeytir vatninu sem er ofar \u00ed r\u00e1sinni langt \u00ed loft upp. \u00c1 um 23 m d\u00fdpi \u00ed Geysi er vatni\u00f0 120\u00b0C heitt. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fear \u00ed jafnv\u00e6gi, \u00fev\u00ed vatni\u00f0 sem ofar er heldur su\u00f0unni ni\u00f0ri. \u00c1 um 16 m d\u00fdpi n\u00e6r vatni\u00f0 stundum a\u00f0 fara yfir su\u00f0umark og \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9st sem \u00f3lga \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i hversins. \u00d3lgan getur vaxi\u00f0 svo miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 vatnss\u00falan \u00ed efri hluta gosr\u00e1sarinnar lyftist upp og \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur eins konar ke\u00f0juverkun ne\u00f0ar \u00ed p\u00edpunni, vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00fdstil\u00e9ttinn s\u00fd\u00f0ur vatni\u00f0 ne\u00f0ar og ne\u00f0ar og \u00feeytir vatninu sem er efst \u00ed p\u00edpunni h\u00e1tt \u00ed loft upp. \u00deegar vatninu efst \u00ed p\u00edpunni hefur veri\u00f0 \u00feeytt \u00ed burt breytist gosi\u00f0 \u00far vatnsgosi \u00ed gufugos me\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi h\u00e1va\u00f0a og bl\u00e6stri. Vatnsgosi\u00f0 stendur f\u00e1einar m\u00edn\u00fatur en gufugosi\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 10 m\u00edn\u00fatur e\u00f0a lengur og deyr sm\u00e1m saman \u00fat. \u00de\u00e1 hefur vatn so\u00f0i\u00f0 langt ni\u00f0ur \u00ed bergi\u00f0 og tekur um 8-10 klst a\u00f0 fylla hverinn \u00e1 n\u00fd.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f49d47\" data-id=\"0f49d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082a98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"082a98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-768x615.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-600x481.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7af412 panel elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7af412\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b4f4f6\" data-id=\"2b4f4f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9087e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9087e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-hole-768x469.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-hole-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-hole-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-hole-600x367.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-hole.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd8fb3\" data-id=\"2dd8fb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88290e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88290e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00cd jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftunum 17. og 21. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000 byrja\u00f0i Geysir aftur a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa. Hann hefur gosi\u00f0 n\u00e6r daglega og stundum oft \u00e1 dag, en hefur \u00fe\u00f3 ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 fullri reisn. Gosin eru \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00f3lga byrjar \u00ed hvernum og hann byrjar stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar a\u00f0 skvetta vatni upp \u00ed 8-10 m h\u00e6\u00f0, en n\u00e6r ekki a\u00f0 losa sig vi\u00f0 n\u00e6gilegt vatn til a\u00f0 su\u00f0a n\u00e1i ni\u00f0ur gosp\u00edpuna. Gosin enda \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00ed gufugosi heldur dettur su\u00f0an ni\u00f0ur, a\u00f0allega vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 sem \u00feeytist upp \u00ed lofti\u00f0 k\u00f3lnar og dettur aftur ni\u00f0ur \u00ed hverinn og k\u00e6lir vatni\u00f0 sem \u00fear er. Strokkur g\u00fds \u00e1 um 8 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti og hefur haldi\u00f0 uppi fr\u00e6g\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0isins fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1963, en \u00fe\u00e1 var gosp\u00edpa hans hreinsu\u00f0. Strokkur mynda\u00f0ist \u00ed jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta \u00e1ri\u00f0 1789 og var virkur fram til 1896 \u00feegar aftur komu jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar sem loku\u00f0u fyrir vatnsr\u00e1sir til hans. \u00c1\u00f0ur en hverinn var hreinsa\u00f0ur voru um 2 m ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 vatnsbor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed p\u00edpunni.\u00a0<\/p><p>A\u00f0rir goshverir eru S\u00f3\u00f0i, Smi\u00f0ur, Fata, \u00d3\u00feerrishola, Litili Geysir og Litli Strokkur. \u00deessir hverir gj\u00f3sa ef s\u00e1pa er sett \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1, en annars gj\u00f3sa \u00feeir yfirleitt ekki. \u00cd jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftunum 17. og 21. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000 var\u00f0 mikil breyting \u00e1 hverasv\u00e6\u00f0inu vi\u00f0 Geysi.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-837f9a7 panel elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"837f9a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d41882f\" data-id=\"d41882f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831d4da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831d4da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3ru hverirnir Konungshver og Blesi a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a hressilega og n\u00e1\u00f0i su\u00f0an \u00ed Konungshver 0,5-1 m h\u00e6\u00f0 og m\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed segja a\u00f0 hann hafi gosi\u00f0. \u00d3\u00feerrishola og Fata f\u00f3ru l\u00edka a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa og var ekki \u00f3venjulegt a\u00f0 Fata gysi einu sinni \u00e1 dag \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000, en \u00d3\u00feerrishola nokkru sjaldnar. A\u00f0rar breytingar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu voru a\u00f0 nokkrir n\u00fdir hverir komu upp og vatnsmagn \u00ed hverunum j\u00f3kst. Greinilegastar breytingar ur\u00f0u vi\u00f0 Geysi sj\u00e1lfan, en vatnsrennsli \u00far honum j\u00f3kst \u00far 1.8 l\/s (l\u00edtra \u00e1 sek\u00fandu) \u00ed um 3 l\/s. Gosin \u00ed Geysi voru fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum mikil undur og voru margar tilg\u00e1tur um hvers vegna \u00feau ur\u00f0u. Fyrri hugmyndir voru a\u00f0 ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar v\u00e6ru st\u00f3rar hvelfingar \u00fear sem gufa safna\u00f0ist fyrir og gos ur\u00f0u \u00feegar h\u00fan slapp \u00fat. \u00de\u00fdskur efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, Robert Bunsen a\u00f0 nafni, kom til \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 1846 og rannsaka\u00f0i hverina. Hann var manna fyrstur til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gosin ur\u00f0u vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 \u00ed gosr\u00e1sinni yfirhitna\u00f0i og vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 sprengisu\u00f0a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4357422\" data-id=\"4357422\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a0f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5a0f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-Geysir.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd8776c panel elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd8776c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a60969\" data-id=\"9a60969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc41e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc41e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-1320x792.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geothermal-Heat.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6152ea0\" data-id=\"6152ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba376c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba376c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem gerir Geysisv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 fallegt eru hvera\u00fatfellingarnar sem eru \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. \u00de\u00e6r stafa af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feegar hveravatni\u00f0 rennur \u00ed r\u00e1sum langt ni\u00f0ri \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0inni leysir vatni\u00f0 upp \u00fdmis efni \u00far berginu sem \u00fea\u00f0 rennur um. Mest er magni\u00f0 af k\u00edsli (SiO2) sem fellur \u00fat \u00far vatninu \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00f3lnar og myndar hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ur. \u00cd g\u00f6mlum fj\u00f6llum m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00feessar fornu hverar\u00e1sir sem hv\u00edtar \u00e6\u00f0ar sem fl\u00e9ttast um bergi\u00f0. Hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ri\u00f0 er vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mt og \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 myndist aftur \u00fe\u00e1 er full \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 ganga vel og snyrtilega um sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og l\u00e1ta hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ri\u00f0 \u00ed fri\u00f0i.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Helgi Torfason<\/strong>, jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vi\u00f0 N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun \u00cdslands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b417e0b panel elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b417e0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-color=\"blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d5369f\" data-id=\"1d5369f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0796155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0796155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3ru hverirnir Konungshver og Blesi a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a hressilega og n\u00e1\u00f0i su\u00f0an \u00ed Konungshver 0,5-1 m h\u00e6\u00f0 og m\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed segja a\u00f0 hann hafi gosi\u00f0. \u00d3\u00feerrishola og Fata f\u00f3ru l\u00edka a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa og var ekki \u00f3venjulegt a\u00f0 Fata gysi einu sinni \u00e1 dag \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000, en \u00d3\u00feerrishola nokkru sjaldnar. A\u00f0rar breytingar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu voru a\u00f0 nokkrir n\u00fdir hverir komu upp og vatnsmagn \u00ed hverunum j\u00f3kst. Greinilegastar breytingar ur\u00f0u vi\u00f0 Geysi sj\u00e1lfan, en vatnsrennsli \u00far honum j\u00f3kst \u00far 1.8 l\/s (l\u00edtra \u00e1 sek\u00fandu) \u00ed um 3 l\/s. Gosin \u00ed Geysi voru fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum mikil undur og voru margar tilg\u00e1tur um hvers vegna \u00feau ur\u00f0u. Fyrri hugmyndir voru a\u00f0 ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar v\u00e6ru st\u00f3rar hvelfingar \u00fear sem gufa safna\u00f0ist fyrir og gos ur\u00f0u \u00feegar h\u00fan slapp \u00fat. \u00de\u00fdskur efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, Robert Bunsen a\u00f0 nafni, kom til \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 1846 og rannsaka\u00f0i hverina. Hann var manna fyrstur til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gosin ur\u00f0u vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 \u00ed gosr\u00e1sinni yfirhitna\u00f0i og vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 sprengisu\u00f0a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c991c7a\" data-id=\"c991c7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e18414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e18414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-768x615.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur-600x481.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelgeysir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geysir-Strokkur.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4271761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4271761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef4080\" data-id=\"5ef4080\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d84aef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d84aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hversu margir l\u00edtrar \u00ed hveragosi<\/h3><p><em>Hitastig \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i Strokks er mj\u00f6g breytilegt og skiptir \u00fe\u00e1 vindur og hitastig umhverfisins miklu. \u00c1 1 m d\u00fdpi er hitastig um 90-95\u00b0C og hitnar hverinn ni\u00f0ur p\u00edpuna. Vi\u00f0 m\u00e6lingu \u00ed Strokki 9. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000 var unnt a\u00f0 m\u00e6la ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 23 m d\u00fdpi. \u00deegar vatni\u00f0 \u00ed hvernum k\u00f3lnar ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 e\u00f0lis\u00feyngra og sekkur, vi\u00f0 \u00feetta myndast i\u00f0ustraumar efst \u00ed hvernum. Hiti h\u00e6kkar \u00fe\u00f3 st\u00f6\u00f0ugt ni\u00f0ur r\u00e1s hversins og er um 112\u00b0C \u00e1 10 m d\u00fdpi og vi\u00f0 botn \u00e1 23 m d\u00fdpi er hitastig vatnsins um 130\u00b0C. Innrennsli er \u00ed botn hversins og streymir vatni\u00f0 upp hann, k\u00f6ld \u00e6\u00f0 kemur inn \u00e1 um 13 m d\u00fdpi og k\u00f3lnar vatni\u00f0 \u00fear um 10\u00b0C.\u00a0 Su\u00f0a er ofarlega \u00ed hvernum sem m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 r\u00e9tt fyrir gos \u00feegar st\u00f3r loftb\u00f3la myndast vi\u00f0 yfirbor\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0an m\u00e1 stundum sj\u00e1 vatnsgos fara upp \u00ed gegnum \u00feessa loftb\u00f3lu. Gosi\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur \u00feegar vatn r\u00e9tt ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 loftb\u00f3luna hvells\u00fd\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 s\u00edfellt innstreymi heitara vatns r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 su\u00f0umark og \u00fer\u00fdstil\u00e9tti. Ef su\u00f0a mynda\u00f0ist ne\u00f0ar \u00ed p\u00edpunni yr\u00f0i gosi\u00f0 kraftmeira og \u00fea\u00f0 myndi breytast \u00ed gufugos eins og gerist \u00ed Geysi. \u00dea\u00f0 gerist ekki \u00ed Strokki heldur fyllist hann flj\u00f3tt \u00e1 n\u00fd, Geysir getur hins vegar veri\u00f0 um 12 t\u00edma a\u00f0 fyllast af vatni eftir gos (sem er \u00fe\u00f3 breytilegt). Me\u00f0alrennsli \u00ed Strokki er, eins og anna\u00f0 \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu, ansi breytilegt en var til d\u00e6mis um 2 l\/s (l\u00edtrar \u00e1 sek\u00fandu) fyrir jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftana 17. j\u00fan\u00ed \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000 en j\u00f3kst \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed um 2,6 l\/s. Rennsli fr\u00e1 goshverum er erfitt a\u00f0 m\u00e6la \u00fear sem talsvert af vatni tapast sem gufa auk \u00feess vatns sem fellur \u00ed kring um hverinn og hverfur \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 vatnsmagn sem kemur upp \u00ed gosum er einnig mismiki\u00f0, fer eftir ve\u00f0ri og sennilega st\u00f6\u00f0u grunnvatns sem er breytilegt eftir \u00e1rst\u00edmum.\u00a0 M\u00e6ling \u00e1 vatnsmagni \u00ed tveimur gosum fr\u00e1 Strokki 8. j\u00fan\u00ed \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000 var um 270 l\u00edtrar (\u00fea\u00f0 er me\u00f0altal tveggja gosa) en auk \u00feess tapast eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed gufu. Heildarvatnsmagni\u00f0 var sennilega 300-350 l\u00edtrar. \u00deann 3. j\u00fal\u00ed sama \u00e1r m\u00e6ldist vatnsmagn \u00ed gosi um 425 l (me\u00f0altal af tveimur gosum), en sennilega var heildarvatnsmagn \u00ed gosi milli 450-500 l (h\u00e1lfur r\u00fammetri), \u00feegar gufa og \u00fea\u00f0 sem s\u00edgur \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0 er teki\u00f0 me\u00f0. \u00deessar t\u00f6lur gefa st\u00e6r\u00f0argr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feess vatns sem kemur upp \u00ed gosum, en gosin eru mish\u00e1, misl\u00f6ng og koma mis\u00fe\u00e9tt \u00feannig a\u00f0 erfitt getur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 gefa upp n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma t\u00f6lu.<\/em><\/p><h3>Saga hverasv\u00e6\u00f0isins<\/h3><p><em>Elstu sagnir um Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 eru fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1294 \u00feegar miklir jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar gengu yfir Su\u00f0urland og miklar breytingar ur\u00f0u \u00e1 hverasv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed Haukadal. Sagt var a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0u &#8222;hverir miklir&#8220; komi\u00f0 upp, sem tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 bendi til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa. N\u00e6stu aldirnar eykst fr\u00e6g\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0isins og \u00fe\u00e1 einkum Geysis sj\u00e1lfs sem var miki\u00f0 undur, enda eru goshverir ekki \u00feekktir \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu utan \u00cdslands. N\u00e6stu aldirnar j\u00f3kst virkni hverasv\u00e6\u00f0isins \u00ed jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftum og einkum hinna st\u00f3ru Su\u00f0urlandsskj\u00e1lfta, sem koma \u00e1 um 100 \u00e1ra fresti.\u00a0 Jar\u00f0hitasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem kennt er vi\u00f0 Geysi er h\u00e1hitasv\u00e6\u00f0i, en sl\u00edk sv\u00e6\u00f0i eru tengd virkri eldvirkni innan eldgosabeltanna. Reyndar er Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 eitt hi\u00f0 minnsta \u00e1 landinu og \u00feekur a\u00f0eins um 3 km2 \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1 ja\u00f0ri vestara gosbeltisins og ekki hefur gosi\u00f0 innan sv\u00e6\u00f0isins s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 10.000 \u00e1rin, \u00f3l\u00edkt \u00fev\u00ed sem er \u00e1 flestum \u00f6\u00f0rum sl\u00edkum sv\u00e6\u00f0um. Me\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 efnafr\u00e6\u00f0i hveravatnsins hefur veri\u00f0 reikna\u00f0 \u00fat a\u00f0 hiti \u00ed jar\u00f0hitakerfinu \u00e1 yfir 1 km d\u00fdpi, er um 240\u00b0C.\u00a0 Hverirnir vi\u00f0 Geysi eru af \u00fdmsum ger\u00f0um. Geysir og hverirnir vestan hans og sunnan eru vatnshverir, \u00fe.e. fr\u00e1 \u00feeim rennur heitt vatn komi\u00f0 af miklu d\u00fdpi.\u00a0 Hitastigi\u00f0 er allt a\u00f0 100\u00b0C og \u00fev\u00ed sj\u00f3\u00f0a sumir hverirnir &#8211; ef su\u00f0a ver\u00f0ur ne\u00f0an yfirbor\u00f0s gj\u00f3sa \u00feeir. Fr\u00e1 hverum nor\u00f0an vi\u00f0 Geysi rennur ekki vatn, heldur kemur a\u00f0eins upp gufa og nefnast sl\u00edkir hverir gufuhverir. Vi\u00f0 gufuaugun m\u00e1 sums sta\u00f0ar sj\u00e1 litlar gular skellur sem eru brennisteinn. Sy\u00f0st \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu eru svonefndir \u00deykkvuhverir, sem eru leirhverir. Leirhverir eru raunar gufuhverir \u00fear sem gufa er a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a gegnum yfirbor\u00f0svatn e\u00f0a grunnvatn og geta \u00feeir breyst \u00ed gufuhveri \u00ed \u00feurrkat\u00ed\u00f0. Leirhverir eru oft um 70-80\u00b0C heitir, en geta veri\u00f0 ansi varasamir \u00fev\u00ed holr\u00fam geta myndast kringum \u00fe\u00e1. Goshverir eru einn flokkurinn enn, en sl\u00edkir hverir eru mj\u00f6g sjaldg\u00e6fir og finnast t.d. ekki \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu utan \u00cdslands. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6ldum saman voru gj\u00f3sandi hverir a\u00f0eins \u00feekktir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og komu fer\u00f0amenn v\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 til \u00feess eins a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1.\u00a0 Goshverir gj\u00f3sa vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 sem rennur upp \u00far j\u00f6r\u00f0inni n\u00e6r su\u00f0umarki \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 kemst til yfirbor\u00f0s. Su\u00f0an ver\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 breytist \u00ed gufu, sem \u00feenst sn\u00f6ggt \u00fat og \u00feeytir vatninu sem er ofar \u00ed r\u00e1sinni langt \u00ed loft upp. \u00c1 um 23 m d\u00fdpi \u00ed Geysi er vatni\u00f0 120\u00b0C heitt. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fear \u00ed jafnv\u00e6gi, \u00fev\u00ed vatni\u00f0 sem ofar er heldur su\u00f0unni ni\u00f0ri. \u00c1 um 16 m d\u00fdpi n\u00e6r vatni\u00f0 stundum a\u00f0 fara yfir su\u00f0umark og \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9st sem \u00f3lga \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i hversins. \u00d3lgan getur vaxi\u00f0 svo miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 vatnss\u00falan \u00ed efri hluta gosr\u00e1sarinnar lyftist upp og \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur eins konar ke\u00f0juverkun ne\u00f0ar \u00ed p\u00edpunni, vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00fdstil\u00e9ttinn s\u00fd\u00f0ur vatni\u00f0 ne\u00f0ar og ne\u00f0ar og \u00feeytir vatninu sem er efst \u00ed p\u00edpunni h\u00e1tt \u00ed loft upp. \u00deegar vatninu efst \u00ed p\u00edpunni hefur veri\u00f0 \u00feeytt \u00ed burt breytist gosi\u00f0 \u00far vatnsgosi \u00ed gufugos me\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi h\u00e1va\u00f0a og bl\u00e6stri. Vatnsgosi\u00f0 stendur f\u00e1einar m\u00edn\u00fatur en gufugosi\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 10 m\u00edn\u00fatur e\u00f0a lengur og deyr sm\u00e1m saman \u00fat. \u00de\u00e1 hefur vatn so\u00f0i\u00f0 langt ni\u00f0ur \u00ed bergi\u00f0 og tekur um 8-10 klst a\u00f0 fylla hverinn \u00e1 n\u00fd.\u00a0 \u00cd jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftunum 17. og 21. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000 byrja\u00f0i Geysir aftur a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa. Hann hefur gosi\u00f0 n\u00e6r daglega og stundum oft \u00e1 dag, en hefur \u00fe\u00f3 ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 fullri reisn. Gosin eru \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00f3lga byrjar \u00ed hvernum og hann byrjar stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar a\u00f0 skvetta vatni upp \u00ed 8-10 m h\u00e6\u00f0, en n\u00e6r ekki a\u00f0 losa sig vi\u00f0 n\u00e6gilegt vatn til a\u00f0 su\u00f0a n\u00e1i ni\u00f0ur gosp\u00edpuna. Gosin enda \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00ed gufugosi heldur dettur su\u00f0an ni\u00f0ur, a\u00f0allega vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 sem \u00feeytist upp \u00ed lofti\u00f0 k\u00f3lnar og dettur aftur ni\u00f0ur \u00ed hverinn og k\u00e6lir vatni\u00f0 sem \u00fear er. Strokkur g\u00fds \u00e1 um 8 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti og hefur haldi\u00f0 uppi fr\u00e6g\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0isins fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1963, en \u00fe\u00e1 var gosp\u00edpa hans hreinsu\u00f0. Strokkur mynda\u00f0ist \u00ed jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta \u00e1ri\u00f0 1789 og var virkur fram til 1896 \u00feegar aftur komu jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar sem loku\u00f0u fyrir vatnsr\u00e1sir til hans. \u00c1\u00f0ur en hverinn var hreinsa\u00f0ur voru um 2 m ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 vatnsbor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed p\u00edpunni.\u00a0 A\u00f0rir goshverir eru S\u00f3\u00f0i, Smi\u00f0ur, Fata, \u00d3\u00feerrishola, Litili Geysir og Litli Strokkur. \u00deessir hverir gj\u00f3sa ef s\u00e1pa er sett \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1, en annars gj\u00f3sa \u00feeir yfirleitt ekki. \u00cd jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftunum 17. og 21. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000 var\u00f0 mikil breyting \u00e1 hverasv\u00e6\u00f0inu vi\u00f0 Geysi.\u00a0 \u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3ru hverirnir Konungshver og Blesi a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a hressilega og n\u00e1\u00f0i su\u00f0an \u00ed Konungshver 0,5-1 m h\u00e6\u00f0 og m\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed segja a\u00f0 hann hafi gosi\u00f0. \u00d3\u00feerrishola og Fata f\u00f3ru l\u00edka a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa og var ekki \u00f3venjulegt a\u00f0 Fata gysi einu sinni \u00e1 dag \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000, en \u00d3\u00feerrishola nokkru sjaldnar. A\u00f0rar breytingar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu voru a\u00f0 nokkrir n\u00fdir hverir komu upp og vatnsmagn \u00ed hverunum j\u00f3kst. Greinilegastar breytingar ur\u00f0u vi\u00f0 Geysi sj\u00e1lfan, en vatnsrennsli \u00far honum j\u00f3kst \u00far 1.8 l\/s (l\u00edtra \u00e1 sek\u00fandu) \u00ed um 3 l\/s. Gosin \u00ed Geysi voru fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum mikil undur og voru margar tilg\u00e1tur um hvers vegna \u00feau ur\u00f0u. Fyrri hugmyndir voru a\u00f0 ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar v\u00e6ru st\u00f3rar hvelfingar \u00fear sem gufa safna\u00f0ist fyrir og gos ur\u00f0u \u00feegar h\u00fan slapp \u00fat. \u00de\u00fdskur efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, Robert Bunsen a\u00f0 nafni, kom til \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 1846 og rannsaka\u00f0i hverina. Hann var manna fyrstur til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gosin ur\u00f0u vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 \u00ed gosr\u00e1sinni yfirhitna\u00f0i og vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 sprengisu\u00f0a.\u00a0 Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem gerir Geysisv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 fallegt eru hvera\u00fatfellingarnar sem eru \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. \u00de\u00e6r stafa af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feegar hveravatni\u00f0 rennur \u00ed r\u00e1sum langt ni\u00f0ri \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0inni leysir vatni\u00f0 upp \u00fdmis efni \u00far berginu sem \u00fea\u00f0 rennur um. Mest er magni\u00f0 af k\u00edsli (SiO2) sem fellur \u00fat \u00far vatninu \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00f3lnar og myndar hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ur. \u00cd g\u00f6mlum fj\u00f6llum m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00feessar fornu hverar\u00e1sir sem hv\u00edtar \u00e6\u00f0ar sem fl\u00e9ttast um bergi\u00f0. Hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ri\u00f0 er vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mt og \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 myndist aftur \u00fe\u00e1 er full \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 ganga vel og snyrtilega um sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og l\u00e1ta hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ri\u00f0 \u00ed fri\u00f0i.\u00a0 Dr. Helgi Torfason,\u00a0 jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vi\u00f0 N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun \u00cdslands. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p><h3>\u00der\u00f3un hverasv\u00e6\u00f0isins<\/h3><p><em>Geysir er \u00e1n efa lang\u00feekktasti goshver heims enda er nafn hans nota\u00f0 sem heiti \u00e1 hverum \u00e1 ensku. Til eru heimildir um Geysi allt fr\u00e1 13. \u00f6ld en gosvirkni hans hefur veri\u00f0 mismunandi \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina og breytist gjarnan vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta. \u00deegar Geysir var virkastur voru gosin allt a\u00f0 60-80 m h\u00e1. \u00c1 Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0inu er fj\u00f6ldi mismunandi hvera, s\u00e1 vins\u00e6lasti er Strokkur sem g\u00fds \u00e1 5-10 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring allt a\u00f0 30 metra h\u00e1um str\u00f3kum af vatni og gufu. Einnig eru \u00fear hverirnir S\u00f3\u00f0i, Smi\u00f0ur, Fata, \u00d3\u00feerrishola, Litli Geysir, Litli Strokkur, Konungshver og Blesi sem er fallega bl\u00e1r. Haukadalur er skemmtilegt \u00fativistarsv\u00e6\u00f0i allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring. 1905- Geysir g\u00fds tvisvar \u00e1 s\u00f3larhring 1907 \u2013\u00a0Strokkur vaknar upp og sofnar sm\u00e1m saman aftur. Hverinn Smi\u00f0ur var grafinn upp af tr\u00e9smi\u00f0 sem var a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu vegna konungskomunnar og er nafn hversins \u00feannig til komi\u00f0. Fri\u00f0rik VII Danakonungur kemur til \u00cdslands og heims\u00e6kir sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 me\u00f0 mikilli reisn. 1914 &#8211; Geysir er alveg h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa 1922 &#8211; Kristj\u00e1n X Danak\u00f3ngur kemur til \u00cdslands og heims\u00e6kir Geysi 1930 \u2013\u00a0\u00deorkell \u00deorkelsson er vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knir vi\u00f0 Geysi, rannsakar sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og gerir \u00e1g\u00e6tt kort af \u00fev\u00ed 1934 \u2013\u00a0\u00d3\u00feerrishola g\u00fds og Strokkur er \u00f3virkur, en \u00fe\u00f3 sag\u00f0ur hafa gosi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00e1r 1935- Pr\u00f3fessor Trausti Einarsson og J\u00f3n fr\u00e1 Laug grafa \u00fat raufina \u00ed Geysi Heildarrennsli af sv\u00e6\u00f0inu er tali\u00f0 vera 20 l\/s. Sigur\u00f0ur J\u00f3nasson kaupir Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og selur aftur til \u00edslenska r\u00edkisins 1937- Nor\u00f0ma\u00f0urinn Tom F. Barth \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Geysir gaus \u00fe\u00e1 4-5 sinnum \u00e1 s\u00f3larhring, 60 m h\u00e1um gosum 1944 \u2013\u00a0Geysir g\u00fds l\u00edti\u00f0, rennsli 4,7 l\/s. Strokkur er \u00f3virku og 0,6 m eru ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vatnsbor\u00f0i 1953 &#8211; Geysisnefnd sett \u00e1 stofn, h\u00fan setur umgengisreglur um sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og l\u00e6tur gir\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 af svo b\u00fapeningur valsi ekki um hverasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 1954- Geysir aftur h\u00e6ttur \u00f6llum gosum, nema s\u00e1pa s\u00e9 sett \u00ed hann 1963 \u2013\u00a0Strokkur er hreinsa\u00f0ur me\u00f0 bor ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 40 m d\u00fdpi og hefur gosi\u00f0 \u00e1 8-10 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti s\u00ed\u00f0an 1981 \u2013\u00a0Raufin \u00ed sk\u00e1l Geysis var endurgrafin og gos byrjar. \u00deetta var gert vegna kvikmyndat\u00f6ku \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. Geysir g\u00fds \u00fe\u00f3 ekki nema 40-50 kg. af s\u00e1pu s\u00e9u sett \u00ed hann \u00a02000 &#8211;\u00a0Geysisstofa opnu\u00f0 3. j\u00fan\u00ed og s\u00e1pugos framkalla\u00f0 \u00ed Geysi 8. j\u00fan\u00ed. \u00c1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ardaginn 17. j\u00fan\u00ed ur\u00f0u jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi og aftur 21. j\u00fan\u00ed (M 6,5) Vi\u00f0 skj\u00e1lftana vakna\u00f0i Geysir og gaus 2-4 sinnum \u00e1 dag \u00fat allt \u00e1ri en yfirleitt ekki h\u00e6rra en 10-15 m. Hverasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 var\u00f0 allt heitara og rennsli j\u00f3kst \u00far hverum um helming N\u00f6fn hveranna Fata,\u00a0goshver sem l\u00edti\u00f0 g\u00fds \u00ed dag Haihver\u00a0er\u00a0r\u00e9tt ofan gir\u00f0ingar Sey\u00f0irinn,\u00a0g\u00fds ef s\u00e1pa er sett \u00ed hann Stjarna,\u00a0goshver sem var virkur stuttan t\u00edma eftir jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftana 1896 Blesi,\u00a0blesan er hafti\u00f0 milli heitra (t\u00e6ra) og volga (bl\u00e1a) hlutans Strokkur\u00a0er l\u00edkur smj\u00f6rstrokki \u00ed laginu<\/em><\/p><p>Strokkur gaus \u00f3venjulega h\u00e1tt 2. apr\u00edl 2012 e\u00f0a um 30 metra. \u00deetta var mj\u00f6g tignarlegt og fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt gos og \u00fea\u00f0 er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 hverinn er a\u00f0 vakna verulega til l\u00edfsins n\u00fa \u00feegar vori\u00f0 er a\u00f0 koma til okkar.\u00a0<\/p><p>Gosin \u00ed Strokki eru yfirleitt 15-20 metrar og g\u00fds hann a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali \u00e1 7-10 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti allan s\u00f3larhringinn.<\/p><p>Sj\u00e1 fr\u00e9ttir h\u00e9r:<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbl.is\/frettir\/innlent\/2012\/04\/02\/30_metra_strokur_ur_strokki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mbl.is\/frettir\/innlent\/2012\/04\/02\/30_metra_strokur_ur_strokki\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfs.is\/frettir\/1537-30-metra-gos-hja-strokki-vorfieringur-a-geysi-i-haukadal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dfs.is\/frettir\/1537-30-metra-gos-hja-strokki-vorfieringur-a-g&#8230;<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elstu sagnir um Geysissv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 eru fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1294 \u00feegar miklir jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftar gengu yfir Su\u00f0urland og miklar breytingar ur\u00f0u \u00e1 hverasv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed Haukadal. Sagt var a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0u \u201chverir miklir\u201d komi\u00f0 upp, sem tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 bendi til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa. 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