Brennisteinsalda

Brennisteinsalda

Infobox Mountain
Name = Brennisteinsalda
Photo = Islande Brennisteinsalda 20040816.jpg| Caption =
Elevation = convert|855|m|ft|0
Range=
Location = Iceland
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|63|58|51|N|19|08|45|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title
Type=Stratovolcano|Age=|Last eruption=1961
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Translation = sulphur wave | Language = Icelandic
Location map
Iceland| label=Brennisteinsalda
mark=RedMountain.svg| marksize=18 | position=left
lat_deg=63|lat_min=58|lat_sec=51|lat_dir=N
lon_deg=19|lon_min=08|lon_sec=45|lon_dir=W
width=300|float=right | caption=Location in Iceland
The Brennisteinsalda is a volcano in the south of Iceland. Its height is about 855 m. It is situated near Landmannalaugar and not very far from Hekla.

The name means in English: "sulfur wave". It comes from the sulfur spots which have coloured its sides. But there are other colours, too: green from mosses, black and blue from lava and ashes, red from iron in the earth. It could very well be the most colourful mountain of Iceland and so its picture is often found in books and calendars.

The mountain is still visibly an active volcano with hot sulphur springs and vapour at its sides. The hiking trail "Laugavegur" passes by. In front of it there is an obsidian lava field.

External links

* [http://www.isafold.de/sprengisandur96/img_laugahraun.htm Photo, parts of the mountain with the hiking trail Laugarvegur in the foreground]
* [http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Island/Island%202/Island%201996-0026%20-%20Landmannalaugar,%20Obsidianbrocken.jpgPhoto of Brennisteinsalda]


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