Blöndulón

At 57 km2, Blöndulón is one of 's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a depth of 39 m.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Iceland
  • Also known as: Blanda Reservoir” and “Bloendulon

Blöndulón

Latitude
65.18139° or 65° 10′ 53″ north
Longitude
-19.64944° or 19° 38′ 58″ west
Elevation
460 metres (1,509 feet)
Open location code
9CQ259J2+H6
Geo­Names ID
7839910
Wiki­data ID
Q887140
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Blöndulón” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Blondulon
  • Dutch: Blöndulón
  • Esperanto: Blondulon
  • Esperanto: Blöndulón
  • French: Blondulon
  • French: Blondulón
  • French: Blöndulon
  • French: Blöndulón
  • Georgian: ბლიენდულოუნი
  • Georgian: ბლიონდულოუნი
  • German: Blöndulon
  • German: Blöndulón
  • Icelandic: Blöndulón
  • Italian: Blöndulón
  • Japanese: ブリョンドゥロゥン
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Blöndulón
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Blöndulón
  • Norwegian: Blöndulón
  • Polish: Blondulon
  • Polish: Blöndulón
  • Portuguese: Blöndulón
  • Portuguese: Lago blöndulón
  • Portuguese: Lago Blöndulón
  • Russian: Блёндулоун
  • Russian: Блёндюлоун
  • Spanish: Blöndulón
  • Spanish: Lago Blöndulón
  • Swedish: Blöndulón
  • Turkish: Blöndulón
  • Ukrainian: Блендулон

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