Is the geldingadalir eruption site growing?

The Message In The Magma: The Geldingadalir Eruption Site Is Growing—What Have We Learned? On March 19th, 2021, the world’s gaze turned to Iceland as fissures opened in the Geldingadalir valley—the first eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in over 800 years. Initially, scientists predicted the volcano would erupt for a matter of days or weeks.

How to hike to geldingadalur Volcano Valley?

Now come along with us as we share details on how to hike to it… Barely 30 minutes from the KEF Airport, is the starting point to the hike to Geldingadalur Volcano Valley area. And from the heart of downtown Reykjavik, you can expect less than a 1 hour drive.

Why is geldingadalir a pilgrimage site?

An accessible erupting volcano on the doorstep of a capital city is like winning the geological lottery and, in the months since the initial eruption, Geldingadalir has become a pilgrimage site for international scientists angling for a first hand reading on a new volcano.

What happened in geldingadalir?

A crater opened in Geldingadalir which spew out primitive molten lava 17 km from the Earth's mantle, something that is quite out of the ordinary - but then this volcanic eruption is out of the ordinary as there has not been a volcanic eruption in this location for some 6,000 years!