page_title: Geysir
hierarchical_section_title: Geysir
caption_attribution_description: The erupting "Great Geysir" in Haukadalur
context_page_description: Geysir is a geyser in Iceland. It is in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland. It is the oldest known geyser and one of the world's most impressive ones. The English word geyser comes from Geysir. Geysir is on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill at 64°19′0.05″N, 20°17′59.64″W. The Strokkur geyser is about 400 metres south of Geysir.
  Eruptions at Geysir can send boiling water up to 60 metres in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent. In the past, they have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time.
context_section_description: Geysir (sometimes known as The Great Geysir) is a geyser in Iceland. It is in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland. It is the oldest known geyser and one of the world's most impressive ones. The English word geyser comes from Geysir. Geysir is on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill at 64°19′0.05″N, 20°17′59.64″W. The Strokkur geyser is about 400 metres south of Geysir.
  Eruptions at Geysir can send boiling water up to 60 metres in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent. In the past, they have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time.
caption: The erupting Great Geysir
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