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词条 Þingvallavatn
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{{Infobox lake
|name = Þingvallavatn
|image = Thingvallavatn.jpg
|caption = Fissures at the lake
|image_bathymetry =
|caption_bathymetry =
|location = Þingvellir National Park
|coords = {{coord|64|11|N|21|09|W|region:IS_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
|type =
|inflow =
|outflow = Sog
|catchment =
|basin_countries = Iceland
|length =
|width =
|area = {{convert|84|km2|abbr=on}}[1]
|depth = {{convert|34|m|abbr=on}}[1]
|max-depth = {{convert|114|m|abbr=on}}[1]
|volume = {{convert|2.856|km3|abbr=on}}[1]
|residence_time = 11 months[2]
|shore =
|elevation =
|islands = Sandey
|cities =
}}

Þingvallavatn, anglicised as Thingvallavatn,[3] is a rift valley lake in southwestern Iceland. With a surface of 84 km² it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir (after which the lake is named), the Alþingi, the national parliament, was founded in the year 930, and held its sessions there until 1799 and still as of today the name Alþingi Íslendinga is carried by the parliament of Iceland.

The lake lies partially within Þingvellir National Park. The volcanic origin of the islands in the lake is clearly visible. The cracks and faults around it, of which the Almannagjá ravine is the largest, is where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet. Silfra fissure is a popular scuba and snorkeling site. The only outflow from lake Þingvallavatn is the river Sog.

One of the noted features of the lake is the presence of four morphs of the Arctic charr.[4]

See also

  • List of lakes of Iceland
  • Volcanism in Iceland
  • Geography of Iceland

Notes and references

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|author=EÖÞ |url=http://visindavefur.hi.is/svar.php?id=4236 |title=Vísindavefurinn: Hvað er Þingvallavatn djúpt? |publisher=Visindavefur.hi.is |date= |accessdate=2016-04-23}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vedur.is/um-vi/saga/molar/nr/2021 |title=Fróðleiksmoli: dvalartími vatns | Fróðleiksmolar | Veðurstofa Íslands |language=is |publisher=Vedur.is |date= |accessdate=2016-04-23}}
3. ^The spelling Pingvallavatn is wrong as the letter “p” should never be used to represent the letter “þ” (thorn).
4. ^Malmquist, H. J., Snorrason, S. S., Skulason, S., Jonsson, B., Sandlund, O. T., & Jonasson, P. M. (1992). Diet differentiation in polymorphic Arctic charr in Thingvallavatn, Iceland. Journal of Animal Ecology, 21-35.

References

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.thingvellir.is/english}}
{{Lakes of Iceland}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Thingvallavatn}}

3 : Lakes of Iceland|Þingvellir|Lava dammed lakes

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