Valahnúkur

Valahnúkur is in , . Valahnúkur is situated nearby to , as well as near the islet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter and Gunnuhver.

Building
Photo: Reykholt, Copyrighted free use.
Reykjanesviti is 's oldest lighthouse, located at . It serves as a landfall light for and . is situated 720 metres northeast of Valahnúkur.

Spring
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is an active geothermal area of hot springs, mud pools and fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in . It lies within the UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the 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 2½ km northeast of Valahnúkur.

Valahnúkur

Latitude
63.81187° or 63° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
-22.71624° or 22° 42′ 59″ west
Open location code
99MVR76M+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13457763884
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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