Thing Fields Lake

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Thing Fields Lake is the English rendering of the Icelandic name Þingvallavatn, a historically significant rift-valley lake in southwestern Iceland near the site of the ancient national parliament at Þingvellir.

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Label Occurrences
Thing Fields Lake canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
freshwater lake ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
lake ⓘ
rift valley lake ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith Althing ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
culturalSignificance linked to Icelandic national identity ⓘ
distanceFromReykjavík about 40 km northeast ⓘ
ecosystemType cold freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
formedBy divergent plate boundary ⓘ
tectonic activity ⓘ
hasFeature lava formations ⓘ
steep tectonic walls ⓘ
submerged rift fissures ⓘ
hasInflow groundwater ⓘ
springs ⓘ
hasNameInIcelandic Þingvallavatn ⓘ
hasOrigin tectonic rifting ⓘ
hasOutflow Sog River NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with the site of the Althing, the ancient Icelandic national parliament ⓘ
knownFor clear water ⓘ
diving and snorkeling sites ⓘ
underwater visibility ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest Iceland ⓘ
Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
Þingvellir area ⓘ
locatedInRiftValley Þingvellir rift valley ⓘ
locatedNearCity Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
locatedOn Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
Reykjanes Peninsula ⓘ
nameMeaning assembly fields lake ⓘ
near site of the ancient Icelandic parliament ⓘ
Þingvellir ⓘ
partOf Golden Circle tourist route ⓘ
Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
plateBoundaryType divergent ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within a national park ⓘ
relatedToponym Þingvellir ⓘ
tectonicPlates Eurasian Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within the Þingvellir World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Þingvallavatn → meaningOfName → Thing Fields Lake ⓘ