Editing Geyser (section)

=== Iceland ===
Due to the high rate of volcanic activity in Iceland, it is home to some of the most famous geysers in the world. There are around 20–29 active geysers in the country, as well as numerous formerly active geysers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wondermondo.com/geysers-of-iceland/ |title=Geysers of Iceland |date=5 October 2019 |access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> Icelandic geysers are distributed in the zone stretching from south-west to north-east, along the boundary between the [[Eurasian Plate]] and the [[North American Plate]]. Most of the Icelandic geysers are comparatively short-lived. It is also characteristic that many geysers here are reactivated or newly created after earthquakes, becoming dormant or extinct after some years or some decades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geysers of Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features |publisher=iceland.org |url=https://www.iceland.org/geography/geyser/ |access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>

Two most prominent geysers of Iceland are located in [[Haukadalur]]. ''[[The Great Geysir]]'', which first erupted in the 14th century, gave rise to the word ''[[wiktionary:geyser|geyser]]''. By 1896, Geysir was almost dormant before an earthquake that year caused eruptions to begin again, occurring several times a day; but in 1916, eruptions all but ceased. Throughout much of the 20th century, eruptions did happen from time to time, usually following earthquakes. Some man-made improvements were made to the spring and eruptions were forced with soap on special occasions. Earthquakes in June 2000 subsequently reawakened the giant for a time, but it is not currently erupting regularly. The nearby [[Strokkur]] geyser erupts every 5–8 minutes to a height of some {{convert|30|m|-1}}.<ref name="uweb" />