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Blue lagoon功效the water in the lagoon is anything but “frosty.” The temperature in the swimmable area averages about 40C (104F),and the soothing, mineral-rich water is rumored to have curative powers.?形成 It was created by run-off from the Svartsengi power plant, which pumps up the geothermally heated water from a full mile below the surface. After being used to generate both heat and electricity, the excess (which is absolutely clean) is ejected into the lagoon.?the Golden CircleGullfoss is called the Golden Falls, 名字由来since on a sunny day the water plunging down the three step staircase and then tumbeling in two steps down into the 32 m deep crevice truly looks golden.To stand at Gullfoss and wallow in the beauty and the wonder of nature is an uplifting experience. One feels more energetic when leaving Gullfoss than when arriving. Thats the impact these unique nature sites such as Gullfoss and Geysir have on us.The Great Geysir形成in the geothermal area, the temperature in the subsurface system is higher than 200°C.Geysir’s eruption occurs when boiling water within the geyser, trapped by cooler water above it, explodes, forcing its way to the surface. In more detail, geysers erupt because the thermal water ascending throuh their channels boils at some depth below the surface.Thingvellir历史形成In 930 AD, while most of Europe was mired in feudalism and conflict, chieftains in Iceland gathered in a natural amphitheater to the north and west of Reykjavik and formed the world’s first parliament, the Althing. The meeting place was called Thingvellir (“parliament plains”), and over the next 300 years representatives journeyed here once a year to elect leaders, argue cases, and settle disputes - sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. Today, Thingvellir National Park remains the ultimate symbol of Iceland’s independence and unity, a landscape inseparable from the national soul.?In Thingvellir, you can stand on a bluff and see the Mid-Atlantic ridge as it carves its way North and Ea