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In what year did the accidental pooling of geothermal wastewater first create what would become Iceland's Blue Lagoon?
Answer
1976
The Blue Lagoon came into existence in 1976 as an unintended byproduct of the Svartsengi geothermal power plant beginning operations. The mineral-rich effluent pooled in the porous lava field nearby, and people began bathing there informally before it was formally developed as a spa in 1987.
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Iceland's Blue Lagoon was accidentally created in 1976 when a geothermal power plant's wastewater pooled in a lava field; it's now the country's top tourist attraction.
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- 1962
- 1983
- 1991
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- blue-lagoon
- geothermal
- 1970s
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