Iceland
Southern Peninsula
Grindavíkurbær

Reykjanestá

Reykjanes is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in , giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula.
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Photo: Richard Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: spit in southwestern Iceland
  • Also known as: “Reykjanes” and “Reykjanesta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter and Gunnuhver.

Building
Photo: Reykholt, Copyrighted free use.
Reykjanesviti is 's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. It serves as a landfall light for and .

Spring
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is an active geothermal area of hot springs, mud pools and fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in . It lies within the UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the lighthouse.

Power station
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The is a geothermal power station located in at the south-western tip of . As of 2012, the power plant generated 100MWe from two high pressure 50MWe turbines, using steam and brine from a reservoir at 290 to 320 °C, which is extracted from 12 wells that are 2,700 m deep.

Reykjanestá

Latitude
63.81279° or 63° 48′ 46″ north
Longitude
-22.71545° or 22° 42′ 56″ west
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
99MVR77M+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 372913921
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3413849
Wiki­data ID
Q27012387
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Satellite Map

Discover Reykjanestá from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Reykjanestá” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Reykjanestá”
  • Swedish: “Reykjanestá”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volacno Man Keyboards and Karl.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Reykjanestá”. Photo: Richard Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0.