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Strokkur (Icelandic [ˈstrɔhkʏr̥], "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík. [1] It typically erupts every 6–10 minutes. [ 2 ]
The Strokkur geyser may be confused with it, and the geothermal field it is in is known usually as either, Geysir or Haukadalur. Eruptions at Geysir can typically hurl boiling water up to 60 m (200 ft) in the air. [1] However, eruptions are nowadays infrequent, and have in the past stopped altogether for many years at a time. [6]
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 30 metres (100 ft). [23]
The biggest geysers of Haukadalur are Strokkur and Geysir itself, which gave us the word 'geyser'. [1] Strokkur is very dependable and erupts every 4 to 10 minutes, [5] whereas the bigger Geysir nowadays erupts very rarely. [1] There are also more than 40 other smaller hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles nearby. [1]
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