Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant

Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, officially called Fljótsdalur Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Fljótsdalshérað municipality in eastern , designed to produce 4,600 gigawatt-hours annually for Alcoa's Fjarðaál aluminum smelter 75 kilometres to the east in .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 599 metres
  • Description: dam in Iceland
  • Also known as: Karahnjukar”, “Karahnjukar Hydropower Plant”, and “Kárahnúkar

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kárahnjúkar.

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Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant

Latitude
64.96967° or 64° 58′ 11″ north
Longitude
-15.74154° or 15° 44′ 30″ west
Elevation
599 metres (1,965 feet)
Open location code
9CP6X795+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4369410561
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2629435
Wiki­data ID
Q692897
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