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Haukadalur

Name: Haukadalur
Address: IS

64.3147°N -20.3042°W · Q1034430

One English word in this atlas traces back to Haukadalur. It sits in Iceland.

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geysernoun · 18th century

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Every geyser on Earth is named after one hot spring in Iceland.

The spring Geysir, in the Haukadalur valley of southern Iceland, takes its name from a verb meaning to gush. English borrowed the proper name and made it the general word.

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