- Bathing temperature
- 38°C
- Bathing
- Outdoor
Jarðböðin við Mývatn opened in 2004 on a ridge above Lake Mývatn, in one of Iceland's most volcanically active districts. The water comes from the Bjarnarflag borehole field and is alkaline, mineral-rich and free of the sulphur smell that marks nearby vents.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The lagoon looks north-west across the lake and lava fields, so long summer evenings and winter aurora both work in its favour. It draws a fraction of the crowds of the southwest lagoons.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Bjarnarflag boreholes
- Character
- Alkaline, mineral-rich geothermal water; no chlorine is used.
Location
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