Why is it called geldingadalur?

Honestly, at this point with the volcano being so new, a formal name has not been chosen yet (as of April 24th 2021). Therefore, people are referring to it as Geldingadalur because that is the valley it is in.

What happened at geldingadalur?

The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland is a very volcanic area, renowned for its conic mountains, craters, hot springs, and lava fields. The eruption at Geldingadalur, however, was the first in the region for 800 years. At 21.30 on March 19th, 2021, a 700-meter fissure opened within Fagradalsfjall.

Is geldingadalur crater 1 slowing down?

In Geldingadalur valley the thickness is at most 50 meters and getting thicker as the eruption continues and the valley slowly fills up. The lava doesn’t flow far and so it piles up next to the erupting craters. At the writing of this article it seems that crater 1 is slowing down or shutting down.

Can you hike to geldingadalur?

In fact, today we would love to share with you a step by step guide to hiking to Iceland’s active volcano, Geldingadalur (also referred to as Fagradalsfjall á Reykjanesi). NOTE: This post has been updated on April 17th 2021. The activity continues to grow and paths can continue to be re-routed because of lava flow or gas.