Gunnuhver
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
- Type: Spring
- Description: hot spring and volcano in Iceland
- Also known as: “Gunnuhver - fumarole”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reykjanes power station and Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter.
Reykjanes power station
Power station
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
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.
Gunnuhver
- Categories: hot spring, tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.81945° or 63° 49′ 10″ northLongitude
-22.68418° or 22° 41′ 3″ westElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
99MVR898+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 806833964OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
Discover Gunnuhver from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Gunnuhver” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гунухвер”
- Cebuano: “Gunnuhver”
- Dutch: “Gunnuhver”
- French: “Gunnuhver”
- German: “Gunnuhver”
- German: “Reykjanes-Vulkansystem”
- German: “Reykjanesvulkansystem”
- Icelandic: “Gunnuhver”
- Italian: “Gunnuhver”
- Korean: “군누베르 화산”
- Ladin: “Gunnuhver”
- Swedish: “Gunnuhver”
- Venetian: “Gunnuhver”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skálafell and Powerplant Exhibition.
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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 “Gunnuhver”. Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.