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  • 2. Keilir Keflavik
    Keilir – Atlantic Centre of Excellence is a private, non-profit, international educational institution located in Ásbrú next to Keflavik International Airport in the city of Reykjanesbaer in Iceland. The school was established in 2007.The school is owned by the University of Iceland and Icelandic companies. Among the shareholders are Keflavik Savings Bank, Icelandair Group, HS Geothermal Power, Reykjavik Energy, Icelandic Geosurvey, Geysir Green Energy. Keilir is divided into four schools: School of Energy and Technology, Aviation Academy, School of Health and a University Bridge.
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  • 4. Kleifarvatn Reykjanes Peninsula
    Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula. It is located on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The lake has no visible water coming in or going out as most of its water comes and leaves underground. The lake can be reached via a track, and there are two areas with high temperature that can be found not far from it: Seltún/Krýsuvík and another to the east. The lake's greatest depth is 97 m. After the 2000 Iceland earthquakes, the lake began to diminish, and 20% of its surface has since disappeared. The novel Kleifarvatn by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason was named after the lake.
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  • 6. Thingvellir National Park Thingvellir
    Þingvellir , anglicised as Thingvellir, is a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.Þingvellir is associated with the Althing, the national parliament of Iceland, which was established at the site in 930 AD. Sessions were held at the location until 1798.Þingvellir National Park was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the A...
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