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Iceland Walking Tour - Keflavík [4K]

Right next door to Keflavik airport is the municipality of Reykjanesbær, consisting of three towns: Keflavík, Njarðvík and Hafnir. In this tour we explore Keflavík town. Keflavík was founded in the 16th century when it developed as a fishing port and fish processing center. During the 2nd World War and the Cold War the Keflavík Iceland Naval Air Station played a critical role in many operations. Information about the tour: 00:40 - Ships being repaired and maintained. 06:04 - The sign reads: Between the mountains and shore. The Purple Sandpiper is a common bird in rocky shores where they search for amphipods and other invertibrates in the seaweed. As the purple sandpiper is very tame one can get close to the flocks by approaching them slowly. 07:40 - The sign reads: Smiðshúsavör landing/launching site. From the beginning of the fishing industry people spoke of ,,fara í róður" literally meaning ,,go rowing" but the meaning is ,,to go fishing" and this is reminiscent of that for hundreds of years rowing boats were used for this purpose. People had to row their boats to the fishing grounds, this is also called ,,útróður" (the act of going on a rowing trip) and róðradagar (days of "rowing"). Some of these words are still being used today even though machines have replaced manual power in most boats. 14:40 - A fishing boat preparing to land in Keflavíkurhöfn harbour. 22:50 - Vatnsnesklettar cliffs. 23:47 - The dolerite or gray basalt of the bedrock: The bedrock under Keflavík and Njarðvík consists of Dolerite that came from a lava flow 200.000 years ago. It came from lava domes that probably were located by the Keflavík airfield. There were probably also craters at the Stabitable mountain but the sea has broken down a large part of the volcano. At Innri-Njarðvík there is however a geographically younger lavaplain from a lava dome that flowed 120.000 years ago. At the marina by Grófin and the Keflavík harbour the lava appears to have flowed into the sea because there one can observe pillowlava or broccia formations. 25:07 - Vatnsnesviti lighthouse. 26:53 - Twice every 24 hours there is high tide and therefore twice every 24 hours there is low tide. On average there is an interval of 12 hours and 25 minutes between two high tides, thus the hour of the high tide moves back approximately 50 minutes every 24 hours. The tides start on the south coast and then move clockwise around the country. The tides in the southern part of East Iceland occur 10 hours later than in Reykjavík. 28:30 - The sign reads: The mechanisation of the marine fishing vessel began in Iceland at the start of the 20th century. Over a period of several decades the total fish catch of the country increased eightfold and the national income multiplied. 33:46 - Information about the sculptures of two giants, Steinn and Sleggja (Bolder and Sledgehammer). 40:00 - The way to Skessuhellir (Giganta's cave). 43:19 - Giganta is the creation of author Herdís Egilsdóttir, a former elementary teacher, who in 1959 published the first story of Sigga and Giganta in the mountain. Giganta is good-natured according to the author. She is everyone's friend and more than willing to use her size and strength to help out her friends, the little people. The stories have been favoured by Icelandic children and on the occasion of the formal opening of the cave in 2008 the 16th book about Giganta was published. 47:00 - The Duus museum, the Art and Cultural Center of Reykjanesbær (Keflavík). 47:38 - Duusgata 2 to the left, built in 1877. Originally a warehouse but now part of the Reykjanesbær cultural museum. 48:00 - Duusgata 5 built in 1871. Originally a merchant house. 51:28 - Keflavík church, built in 1914. 55:17 - Now entering Hafnargata street. Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed the video please consider subscribing for more upcoming walking tours in Iceland. Got bitcoin to spare? 3M2MrYekX9sHwr3UszDh16BrcRACRHxRgs Equipment I use: Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black Gimbal: Zhiyun Smooth 4 Boots: Dr. Martens Unisex Crazy Horse Chelsea Boot Contact: [email protected] facebook.com/IcelandHotSpots No part of this video may be used for personal or private use without written permission from IcelandHotSpots.