Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center is the national Scout center of

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 Organ ...

, the ''Icelandic Scout and Guides Association''. It is situated by Lake Úlfljótsvatn, which lies just south of Lake

Þingvallavatn Þingvallavatn (, ), anglicised as Thingvallavatn, is a rift valley lake in southwestern Iceland. With a surface of 84 km2 it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir ( ...

. It is located approximately 70 km east of

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

. Various events take place there, such as Scout camps,

Jamboree In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts and/or Girl Guides who rally at a national or international level. History The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been t ...

s, 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 Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or other parts of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders) to small boulders. Climbing is done for locom ...

and

abseiling Abseiling ( ; ), also known as rappelling ( ; ), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. When abseiling, the person descending controls their own movement down a static or fixed rope, in cont ...

. It also has camping facilities which can host up to 5000 people. The European Scout and Guide event Roverway 2009 took place at Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center. The centre hosted the 15th World Scout Moot in 2017. After the World Scout Moot the centre was temporarily closed due to a

norovirus Norovirus, also known as Norwalk virus and sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Infection is characterized by non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Fever or headaches may ...

outbreak, causing more than 200 international scouts and leaders, predominantly from the United Kingdom, to become sick with norovirus. The evacuation of the site to a nearby school was the largest evacuation ever to occur in south Iceland.

References

External links

Official website
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