Stóra-Eldborg undir Geitahlíð
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Stóra-Eldborg undir Geitahlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstouːra-ˌɛltˌpɔrk ˈʏntɪr ˈceiːtaˌl̥iːθ]; also Stóra-Eldborg við Geitahlíð [...vɪð...]) is a small Holocene volcano in Iceland, on Reykjanes peninsula, 50 m high,[1] with a 30 m deep crater.[2] It is located at about 5 km from Krýsuvík and as the name says at the foot of a bigger mountain, the tuya of Geitahlíð.[3]
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Stóra-Eldborg undir Geitahlíð | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft)(Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, p. 45) |
Coordinates | 63°51′21″N 21°59′54″W |
Naming | |
English translation | Big rock of fire under the goat slope |
Language of name | Icelandic |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Pyroclastic cone |
Last eruption | Holocene |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | marked hiking trail |
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