Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter

Reykjanesviti is 's oldest lighthouse, located at . It serves as a landfall light for and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: lighthouse in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Reykjanes Lighthouse” and “Reykjanesviti”
  • Address: Reykjanes-aðalviti, 233

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gunnuhver and Reykjanes power station.

Spring
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is an active geothermal hot spring and a mud pool with fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in . It lies within the UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the Reykjanesviti 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. is situated 1½ km northeast of Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter.

Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter

Latitude
63.81561° or 63° 48′ 56″ north
Longitude
-22.70435° or 22° 42′ 16″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Inception
1908
Open location code
99MVR78W+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295383925
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­service
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11610998
Wiki­data ID
Q937891
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Satellite Map

Discover Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Far de Reykjanesviti”
  • Catalan: “Reykjanesviti”
  • Danish: “Reykjanesviti”
  • Dutch: “Reykjanesviti”
  • French: “phare de Reykjanes”
  • French: “Phare de Reykjanes”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Reykjanestá”
  • Icelandic: “Reykjanesviti”
  • Ossetian: “Рейкьянесвити”
  • Polish: “Reykjanesviti”

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