Þingvellir National Park

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Þingvellir National Park is a historically and geologically significant site in Iceland, famed as the birthplace of the world’s oldest existing parliament and for its dramatic rift-valley landscape where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
associatedWith Alþingi
linked to: Althing
category IUCN Category II national park
conservationStatus protected under Icelandic law
country Iceland
EnglishName Thingvellir National Park
established 1930
governingBody Þingvellir Commission
hasActivity diving in Silfra fissure
snorkeling in Silfra fissure
hasEcosystem birch woodland
freshwater lake ecosystem
lava fields
hasGeologicalFeature Almannagjá fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Silfra fissure
rift valley
hasLandmark Lögberg
Þingvallakirkja church
Þingvellir plain
hasWaterBody Þingvallavatn
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
IcelandicName Þingvellir
inception 1930
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage List
knownAs birthplace of one of the world’s oldest parliaments
birthplace of the Icelandic parliament
locatedIn Southwest Iceland
Þingvallavatn region
Þingvellir
meaningOfName Assembly Fields
near Þingvallavatn
parliamentFoundedHere 930
partOf Golden Circle tourist route
partOfHistory Icelandic Commonwealth period
significantEvent founding of the Icelandic parliament
site of the Alþingi
tectonicPlateBoundary Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
touristAttraction major tourist destination in Iceland
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory mixed cultural and natural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2004
usedAsParliamentSiteUntil 1798

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Iceland hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Þingvellir National Park
Þingvellir National Park locatedIn Þingvellir
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Þingvellir National Park locatedIn Þingvallavatn region
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Þingvellir National Park hasLandmark Þingvellir plain
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Þingvellir National Park IcelandicName Þingvellir
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Þingvellir National Park EnglishName Thingvellir National Park
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Althing locatedIn Þingvellir
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Althing historicalSeat Þingvellir
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Norse settlement of Iceland hasImportantSite Thingvellir
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Southwest Iceland contains Þingvellir National Park
Þingvallavatn locatedIn Þingvellir area
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Þingvallavatn near Þingvellir
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Almannagjá fault locatedIn Þingvellir
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Almannagjá fault locatedIn Þingvellir National Park
Almannagjá fault partOf Þingvellir rift valley
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Almannagjá fault withinProtectedArea Þingvellir National Park
Almannagjá fault relatedTo Þingvellir graben
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Almannagjá fault isMajorStructureIn Þingvellir National Park landscape
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Silfra fissure locatedIn Þingvellir National Park
Silfra fissure locatedNear Þingvellir Lake shore
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Silfra fissure partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Þingvellir National Park
Golden Circle tourist route hasAttraction Þingvellir National Park
Golden Circle tourist route contains Þingvellir rift valley
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Golden Circle tourist route includes Þingvellir UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Þingvellir Commission jurisdiction Þingvellir area
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Þingvellir Commission jurisdiction Þingvellir National Park
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Lögberg locatedIn Þingvellir
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Lögberg locatedIn Þingvellir National Park
Lögberg partOf Þingvellir area
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Lögberg UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Þingvellir National Park
Lögberg governingBody Þingvellir National Park administration
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Lögberg hasViewOf Þingvellir plain
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Þingvallakirkja locatedIn Þingvellir
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Þingvallakirkja locatedIn Þingvellir National Park
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Þingvallakirkja surroundedBy Þingvellir landscape
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Þingvallakirkja partOf Þingvellir cultural landscape
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conversion of Iceland at the Althing location Þingvellir
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