One of the coolest things we got to see in Iceland was Geysir (GAY-seer). I'd never seen a geyser before, and for some reason I thought it would be more or less continuous, like a fountain. Instead, it's like a shotgun throwing super-boiled water dozens of feet into the air, complete with a loud, instantaneous woosh.
Actually, Geysir has been dormant for some time now. The geyser that is erupting in this photo is Strokkur (STROKE-er), a younger geyser that is only about 50 feet away. It was still pretty scary!
If you thought that "Geysir" and "geyser" look and sound similar, you're right. Geyser actually came from Geysir! Every geyser discovered after Geysir now proudly bears its name.
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