CNN —Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik are under evacuation following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday.
Located just under an hour’s drive from Iceland’s capital and largest city Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.
The site is part of southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula — a thick finger of land pointing west into the North Atlantic Ocean from Reykjavik.
As well as the Blue Lagoon, the peninsula is home to Iceland’s main airport, Keflavik International.
Rather than having a central volcano, the Reykjanes Peninsula is dominated by a rift valley, with lava fields and cones.
Persons:
CNN —, RÚV
Organizations:
CNN, Icelandic Met, Keflavik International
Locations:
Grindavik, Grindavík, Stóra, Hagafell, Reykjavik, Iceland