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Úlfljótsvatn (lake)
Úlfljótsvatn (, ''Úlfljótr's Lake'') is a lake in southern Iceland, to the south of lake Þingvallavatn, 74km east of Reykjavík. Úlfljótsvatn is named after Úlfljótr, an important man who was involved in the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament) in 930. In the vicinity, the Icelanders have many summer cottages. Geography The lake has an area of 3.6 km² and is situated at an altitude of 80 m. At the deepest point, Úlfljótsvatn is about 34.5 meters deep. The lake has a water area of 3.6 km² and is located directly south of the larger lake Þingvallavatn on the Sog river, which continues to Álftavatn. The lake in the warm season attracts anglers. Trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ... and lake char can be found in the waters of the lake. History Orkuveit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sog (river)
Sog (; more commonly Sogið ) is a river in Iceland. It runs from the lake Þingvallavatn for to its confluence with the river Hvítá, forming the river Ölfusá which then runs for another 25 km into the Atlantic Ocean. Its average discharge is . There are three hydroelectric power stations on the riverLjósafossstöð (15 MW)Írafossstöð (48 MW) anSteingrímsstöð (27 MW). The river runs through two lakes, Úlfljótsvatn and Álftavatn . It has a healthy stock of arctic char and Atlantic salmon. The size of the char can be anywhere from 0.5 pounds up the 5.0 pounds with an average size of one pound. The most common weight for salmon is 5.0 to 10.0 pounds with a few fish caught each year from 20.0 to 30.0 pounds. There are also brown trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Char
''Salvelinus umbla'', also known as lake char, is a species of char found in certain lakes of the region of the Alps in Europe. This char species usually inhabits the deeper waters of the lakes, feeding on crustaceans, insects and benthic fauna. Larger specimens can be piscivores. They look for areas with pebbly or stony bottom on steep slopes, at depths between 30 and 120 m during the spawning season. Distribution This char species lives in alpine and subalpine glacial valley lakes of central Europe, between France and Austria and between Germany and Northern Italy. It has been introduced in high altitude lakes as well. Although it is assessed as a least concern species by IUCN, the eutrophication of the lakes in the Subalpine region, which began in the 1950s and peaked in 1979, badly affected ''Salvelinus umbla'' populations, which crashed during that period. The lake char became locally extinct in lakes such as Mondsee and other char species, such as ''Salvelinus profun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Iceland
Iceland has over 20 lakes larger than 10 km2 (4 sq mi), and at least 40 others varying between 2.5 and 10 km2 (1 to 4 sq mi) in size. This list also includes a few smaller lakes and ponds that are considered notable (for example Tjörnin in Reykjavik). The figures for many of the smaller lakes are unreliable. Also, some larger lakes vary considerably in size between years or seasons or, for the reservoirs, according to the needs of power plants. Some power plant reservoirs may not be present despite being larger than listed lakes. Larger lakes (>10 km2) Smaller lakes (90 m (sensitive to climatic and geological change and was getting smaller - started recovering again in 2004) * Breiðárlón, 8 km2 * Reyðarvatn, 8.3 km2 * Hítarvatn, 7.6 km2, 24 m * Miklavatn (Fljót), 7.4 km2 * Miklavatn (Borgarsveit), 6.6 km2, 23 m * Árneslón, 6.5 km2, 116 * Sigríðarstaðavatn, 6.2 km2 * Laxárvatn, 6.0 km2 * Íshólsvatn, 5.2 km2, 39 m * Úlfljótsvatn, 60 m * Langa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 36 (Iceland)
(, ) or Route 36 is a primary road in southern Iceland. The road forms the main route from Reykjavík to Þingvellir and forms part of the Golden Circle around Þingvallavatn. The road is 68 km long. Route Starting from its junction with Route 35 in Þrastarskógi north of Selfoss, the road runs north along the western shore of Þingvallavatn. The road runs around the north of Thingvellir where it connects with Uxahryggir (Route 52) and Route 550. The route then heads west towards Reykjavík. Halfway along it junctions with Kjós Pass Road (Route 48) in Háheiðinni. The road ends at the Ring Road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ... just outside Reykjavík. References Roads in Iceland {{Iceland-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Scout Moot
The World Scout Moot is an event for senior branches of Scouting (traditionally called Rovers) and other young adult Scouts, gathering up to 5,000 people. Moots provide an opportunity for young adults in Scouting to meet, with the objective of improving their international understanding as citizens of the world. Moots are held every four years and are organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Participants must be 18–25 years old at the time of the event. Scouts who are 26 or older can take part as International Service Team (IST) volunteer staff. History Rover Moots were taking place at provincial, national and international levels in the UK, Australia and Canada from the mid-1920s. The first World Rover Moot was held in 1931 at Kandersteg, Switzerland, with following events held almost every four years until 1961, when the 7th World Rover Moot took place in Melbourne, Australia. Originally entitled the "World Rover Moot", the Moot was replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center
Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center is the national Scout center of Bandalag íslenskra skáta, the ''Icelandic Scout and Guides Association''. It is situated by Úlfljótsvatn (lake), Lake Úlfljótsvatn, which lies just south of Lake Þingvallavatn. It is located approximately 70 km east of Reykjavík. Various events take place there, such as Scout camps, Jamboree (Scouting), Jamborees, courses and summer camps. It has a few buildings, including ''KSÚ'', ''DSÚ'', the ''JB-building'', the ''Green Revolution'' and a 10 meter high tower for climbing and abseiling. It also has camping facilities which can host up to 5000 people. The European Scout and Guide event Roverway, Roverway 2009 took place at Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center. The centre hosted the World Scout Moot, 15th World Scout Moot in 2017. After the World Scout Moot the centre was temporarily closed due to a norovirus outbreak, causing more than 200 international scouts and leaders, predominantly from the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandalag íslenskra Skáta
Bandalag íslenskra skáta (BIS, ''Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association'') is the national Scouting and Girl Guides, Guiding organization of Iceland. Scouting was founded in Iceland in 1912 and was among the earlier members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1924. Guiding in Iceland was founded in 1922 and among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The organization serves 1,756 Scouts (as of 2021) and 2,002 Guides (as of 2003) in 35 troops. History Scouting was introduced in Iceland as early as 1911, when Ingvar Ólafsson, who had entered the Scout Movement in Denmark, formed the first Boy Scout patrol. At that time Iceland was a part of the Danish Crown, enjoying Home Rule only since 1904. A growing feeling of nationalism striving for independence for the country led many societies and movements to look for guidance and motives in other countries than Denmark. This is true for the Scout Movement as in 1912 the leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur (; English: Reykjavík Energy) is an Icelandic energy and utility company that provides electricity, geothermal district heating, mains water, sewage and telecommunications services through its subsidiaries. The company's service area extends to 20 communities in the south-west part of Iceland. The company is owned by the City of Reykjavík (93.5%) and the Municipalities of Akranes (5.5%) and Borgarbyggð (1%). History ''Orkuveita Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavik Energy) was established 1 January 1999, by uniting ''Rafmagnsveita Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Electricity) and ''Hitaveita Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík District Heating). ''Rafmagnsveita Reykjavíkur'' was established in the year 1921. ''Hitaveita Reykjavíkur'' became an independent company in 1946, having been in operation as a public entity since 1930. In the year 2000 ''Vatnsveita Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Water) was united with ''Orkuveita Reykjavíkur'', but the former started operation 16 June 1909. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trout
Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used for some similar-shaped but non-salmonid fish, such as the spotted seatrout/speckled trout (''Cynoscion nebulosus'', which is actually a croaker). Trout are closely related to salmon and have similar migratory life cycles. Most trout are strictly potamodromous, spending their entire lives exclusively in freshwater lakes, rivers and wetlands and migrating upstream to spawn in the shallow gravel beds of smaller headwater creeks. The hatched fry and juvenile trout, known as ''alevin'' and ''parr'', will stay upstream growing for years before migrating down to larger waterbodies as maturing adults. There are some anadromous species of trout, such as the steelhead (a coastal subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angling
Angling (from Old English ''angol'', meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated with a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a crank (mechanism), cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and traditional cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The fish hook itself can be additionally weighted with a denser fishing tackle, tackle called a sinker (fishing), sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait (luring substance), bait (i.e. hookbait) to attract and entice the fish into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake/imitation bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a fishing lure, lure) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
