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Keflavik- Culture |
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It
is a major centre of fishing & fish processing, although in recent
years tourism has played an increasingly important role in the local
economy. The town's hotels and restaurants are among the best in Iceland. Keflavík
ports are used mainly for the handling of fish and ships of There
is a Regional Folk Museum and a number of good hiking routes in the
vicinity, such as Bergid (“The Cliff”), which offers a
panoramic view across the bay. The
city is also an excellent base for exploring much of the Reykjanes on foot
as well as for visiting the nearby Blue Lagoon.
Close
to the Blue Lagoon, numerous geothermic phenomenon can be seen, especially
around the town of Grindavik. You'll find Leira,
not far away, offers one of Iceland’s best courses for golfers.
There are other facilities such as an outdoor swimming pool, sea-angling,
and whale spotting, with the possibility of sighting whales, and cruises
to the island of Eldey, home to the world's largest gannet colony. |
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This
busy town owes it development mainly to its fishing and other industries
and also to the growth of Keflavík International Airport. 
large draught.
The main harbour is accessible to 150 m long vessels with a draught of up
to 14 m.
The
Blue Lagoon is a unique wonder of nature, a pool of natural mineral rich
geothermal seawater in the middle of a lava field. Blue-green algae and
white Silica mud form a light natural sediment on the bottom of the lagoon
and give the lagoon its soft, milky, aquamarine colour. The Blue Lagoon
was created when hot water from the nearby "Svartsengi"
geothermal power plant that formed due to heat exchange was discharged
into the adjacent lava field.
bubbling pools of water,
fumerolles and sulfatares. A huge whistling can be heard near fumerolles.
The yellowish colour of the stones in the pool shows the presence of
sulfatar.