Reykjanes Peninsula
Reykjanes is a small headland on the south-western end of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. Volcanic action is responsible for forming the entire peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peninsula
- Description: cape in Southwestern Iceland
- Also known as: “Reykjanes” and “Reykjanes volcano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gunnuhver and Reykjanes power station.
Gunnuhver
Spring
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Gunnuhver is an active geothermal area of hot springs, mud pools and fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. It lies within the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the Reykjanesviti lighthouse.
Reykjanes power station
Power station
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The Reykjanes power station is a geothermal power station located in Reykjanes at the south-western tip of Iceland. 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.
Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter
Building
Photo: Reykholt, Copyrighted free use.
Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. It serves as a landfall light for Reykjavík and Keflavík.
Reykjanes Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Reykjanes Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Reykjanes Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Reykjanes (lawis sa Islandya, Suðurnes)”
- Cebuano: “Reykjanes”
- Dutch: “Reykjanes”
- Dutch: “vulkaan Reykjanes”
- French: “Reykjanes”
- French: “volcan de Reykjanes”
- German: “Reykjanes-Vulkan”
- German: “Reykjanes”
- Hausa: “Reykjanes”
- Icelandic: “Reykjanes”
- Italian: “Reykjanes”
- Italian: “vulcano di Reykjanes”
- Japanese: “レイキャネース”
- Japanese: “レイキャネース半島”
- Korean: “레이캬네스 화산”
- Korean: “레이캬네스”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Álfagjá”
- Spanish: “Categoría:Reykjanes”
- Swedish: “Reykjanes (halvö i Island, Suðurnes)”
- Ukrainian: “Рейк’янес”
- Welsh: “Reykjanes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hafnir and Grindavik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skálafell and Reykjanestá.
Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
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