Kleifarvatn

This article is about the lake in Iceland. For the novel named after the lake, see Kleifarvatn (novel).

Kleifarvatn
Location	Reykjanes
Coordinates	63°55′N 21°59′W
Basin countries	Iceland
Max. depth	97 m (as of 2000)

Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 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 big earthquake in 2000, the lake began to diminish, and 20% of its surface has since disappeared.

The cracks that opened up in the earthquake have since then slowly filled again and by 2008 the lake had regained its previous surface level.^{[citation needed]}

Kleifarvatn, June 2008.

The novel Kleifarvatn by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason was named after the lake.

See also

• Volcanism in Iceland
• Lakes of Iceland

External links

• Photos* Kleifarvatn - Photo gallery
• National Geographic