Reykjanes () is a small
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...
on the southwestern tip of the
Reykjanes Peninsula in
Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. The region is about from
Iceland's international airport.
As the name means "smoking peninsula" connected to volcanic activity, there are also other peninsulas by this name in Iceland, e.g. the peninsula of Reykjanes in
ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp
ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp () is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. Its name translates to ''Depth of the fjord of sea ice''.
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur, capital of the Westfjords region, is situated close to the mouth of ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp in Skutul ...
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References
External links
Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes - Reykjanes
Headlands of Iceland
Black sand beaches
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