Geysir, Iceland

Geysir is a geyser in southwestern Iceland. It was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans.

The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir.The name geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa(to gush) the verb from old Norse.

Geysir lies in Haukadalur valley on the of Laugarfjall hill.

Eruption in Geysir can hurl boiling water up to 70 meters in the air. However eruptions may be infrequent.