Kleifarvatn
Lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the lake in Iceland. For the novel named after the lake, see Kleifarvatn (novel).
Kleifarvatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰleiːvarˌvahtn̥] ⓘ) is the largest lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula. It is located on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The lake has no visible water coming in or going out as most of its water comes and leaves underground.[1] The lake can be reached via a track, and there are two areas with high temperature that can be found not far from it: Seltún/Krýsuvík and another to the east. The lake's greatest depth is 97 m. After the 2000 Iceland earthquakes, the lake began to diminish, and 20% of its surface has since disappeared.
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Location | Reykjanes |
Coordinates | 63°55′30″N 21°58′48″W |
Basin countries | Iceland |
Max. length | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
Max. width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Surface area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 97 m (318 ft) (as of 2000[update]) |
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The novel Kleifarvatn by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason was named after the lake.