Lake Mývatn

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area about 37 km²
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:elevation 277 m
gptkbp:formationYear about 2300 years ago
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:frozenPeriod December to April
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Mývatn
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Brunná
gptkb:Fremri-Laxá
gptkb:Geirastaðakvísl
gptkb:Kræklingahlíðará
gptkb:Selá
gptkb:Vindbelgsá
gptkb:Ytri-Laxá
gptkb:Grænavatn
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:volcanic_activity
rich birdlife
pseudocraters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Northeast_Iceland
gptkb:Mývatn_region
gptkbp:maximumDepth 2.5 m
4.5 m
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Skútustaðahreppur
gptkb:Þingeyjarsveit
gptkbp:nameMeaning Lake of midges
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Dimmuborgir
gptkb:Hverfjall
gptkb:Grjótagjá
gptkbp:notableEvent Midge swarms in summer
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Höfði
gptkb:Hrútey
gptkb:Vindbelgjarfjall
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Arctic_char
gptkb:Brown_trout
gptkb:Eurasian_wigeon
gptkb:Harlequin_duck
gptkb:Red-necked_phalarope
gptkb:Whooper_swan
gptkb:Barrow's_goldeneye
gptkb:Gadwall
gptkb:Tufted_duck
gptkbp:numberOfIslands about 50
gptkbp:outflow gptkb:Laxá_river
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Mývatn-Laxá_Nature_Conservation_Area
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diamond_Circle
gptkb:Diamond_Circle_tourist_route
gptkb:Dimmuborgir_lava_formations
gptkb:Laxá_river
gptkb:Mývatn-Laxá_Nature_Conservation_Area
gptkb:Northeast_Iceland
gptkb:Reykjahlíð
gptkb:Skútustaðagígar_pseudocraters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6