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Gervi-geysir við Perluna – mynjar.

Rétt neðan við Perluna, í suðurhlíð Öskjuhlíðar, má finna mynjar eftir gervi-geysi sem áður spúði heitu vatni og gufu hátt upp í loftið. Geysirinn var reistur um aldamótin 2000 og var hluti af fræðsluverkefni til að sýna jarðhita Íslands í verki. Hann notaði raunverulegt heitt vatn úr borholu í nágrenninu og gaus á nokkurra klukkustunda fresti, með gufu sem náði allt að 20–30 metra hæð. Þó svo að virkni hans hafi verið stöðvuð um 2012, má enn sjá steinhring og pípu, uppsetningu þar sem gosin fóru fram. Fyrir framan svæðið eru skilti sem útskýra hvernig jarðhitinn er nýttur í Reykjavík. Skiltin eru orðin gróðri vaxin en hægt er að lesa af þeim ef maður ýtir gróðrinum frá.

Þetta er rólegt og lítt áberandi svæði sem margir ganga framhjá án þess að vita af. Margar gönguleiðir eru um Öskjuhlíð og fallegt útsýni yfir borgina. enlightened Vinsamlegast virðið svæðið og njótið þess að finna þessa leyndu jarðhitaminjar í hjarta borgarinnar!

*Geocatchið er gler krukka með skrúfuðu loki. - Log + blýantur og nokkrir litlir hlutir.

 Artificial Geyser Remains – Perlan.

Just below Perlan, on the southern slope of Öskjuhlíð, lie the remains of an artificial geyser that once erupted with real geothermal water and steam. Built around the year 2000, this geyser was part of an educational installation meant to showcase Iceland’s unique geothermal energy. It used actual hot water sourced from nearby boreholes and erupted every few hours, shooting steam up to 20–30 meters into the air. Although the geyser was deactivated around 2012, you can still see the stone circle and steel pipe, the platform where the eruptions took place. In front of the site is an information circle built to educate visitors about Iceland's underground heat and energy system, The signs have become overgrown but can be read by pushing it aside.     (Let a few stones fall into the pipe for some spooky sound effects!)

It’s a quiet, somewhat hidden spot that’s easy to miss unless you know what you’re looking for. There are many walking trails through Öskjuhlíð and it offers excellent views over the city.

*The geocatch is a glass jar with a screwd on lid - log, a pencil and few litle things.

enlightened Please be respectful of the site. Watch for muggles and enjoy discovering a piece of Reykjavík’s geothermal history!

https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2022/05/21/an-archaeology-of-artificial-geysers/

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Haqve fgóehz fgrvav í uevatuyrðfyhaav - Haqre n ovt ebpx va gur fgbar pvpyr.

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)