Sandabotnafjall
Sandabotnafjall is a mountain in Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast and has an elevation of 526 metres. Sandabotnafjall is situated nearby to the locality Námaskarð.Places of Interest
Highlights include Krafla and Krafla Power Station.
Krafla
Peak
Photo: Tillea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krafla is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone. It is located in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Krafla is situated 3 km north of Sandabotnafjall.
Krafla Power Station
Electrical generator
Photo: Desiderata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Krafla geothermal power plant is a geothermal power generating facility located in Iceland, close to the Krafla Volcano and the lake Mývatn. With 33 boreholes, it is able to produce 500 GWh of electricity annually, with an installed capacity of 60 megawatts. Krafla Power Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Sandabotnafjall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Námaskarð.
Námaskarð
Locality
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Námaskarð is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Sandabotnafjall.
Sandabotnafjall
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 526 metres
- Description: mountain in Iceland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sandabotnafjall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sandabotnafjall”
- Dutch: “Sandabotnafjall”
- Swedish: “Sandabotnafjall”
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