Kristinslaug

Skjalfandafljot, Northeast Iceland, Iceland

Location: Skjalfandafljot, Northeast Iceland, Iceland
Water type: thermal
Temperature: 38 °C
pH: 7.3

Water profile

Thermicity

Neutral

38 °C

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Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.

Mineralisation

Balancing

LowHigh

Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesCalcium

Kristinslaug — 'Kristín's Pool' — is a small, intimate geothermal hot spring pool in Iceland named after a person — likely the woman or settler who first claimed or developed this spring on the farmland where it is found. Many of Iceland's smaller hot spring pools carry personal names of this kind, reflecting the tradition by which landowners named the geothermal features of their farms as intimate parts of their household and agricultural heritage. Kristinslaug offers the warm, geothermally heated water that has made Iceland's named pools beloved landmarks of the country's living volcanic landscape.

Insider tip — Kristinslaug is a small geothermal pool near the Skjálfandafljót river in northeast Iceland, not far from the Goðafoss waterfall, one of the most visited natural sites along the Ring Road. The pool maintains a comfortable temperature year-round, fed by low-temperature geothermal water that saturates the broad volcanic plain between Akureyri and Mývatn. Visiting in winter allows bathers to combine a soak with views of the aurora borealis reflected in the dark sky above the plateau. The northeast interior is characterized by flat lava plains, birch scrub, and distant mountain silhouettes that give the landscape a vast, open quality.

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