Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant
The Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant is the first and largest hydroelectric power plant in Greenland. It was built by Nuuk-Kraft and it is operated by Nukissiorfiit, Greenland's national energy company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power plant in Greenland
- Also known as: “Buksefjord Hydroelectric Power Plant”
Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Greenland, North America
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Latitude
63.92125° or 63° 55′ 17″ northLongitude
-50.89069° or 50° 53′ 27″ westElevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Inception
1993Operator
NukissiorfiitOpen location code
98MFW4C5+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 144091917GeoNames ID
8029726Wikidata ID
Q1366227
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Buksefjorden vandkraftværk”
- Danish: “Buksefjorden Vandkraftværk”
- Dutch: “Waterkrachtcentrale Buksefjord”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Buksefjord”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Buksefjord”
- German: “Wasserkraftwerk Bukse Fjord”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksefjorden vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Buksefjorden vannkraftverk”
- Spanish: “Planta Hidroelectrica de Buksefjord”
- Spanish: “Planta hidroeléctrica de Buksefjord”
- Spanish: “Planta Hidroeléctrica de Buksefjord”
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