Upplysingar
Upplysingar is in South Iceland, Iceland. Upplysingar is situated nearby to the volcano Hengill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station and Hengill.
Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station
Power station
Photo: Fir0002, Public domain.
The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station is the second-largest geothermal power station in Iceland. The facility is located 177 m above sea level in the southwestern part of the country, near Þingvellir National Park and the Hengill mountain range, about 30 km east of central Reykjavík. Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station is situated 1½ km east of Upplysingar.
Hengill
Volcano
Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hengill is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir. The volcano is still active, as evidenced by its numerous hot springs and fumaroles, but the last eruption occurred approximately 2,000 years ago, before the settlement of Iceland. Hengill is situated 3½ km southwest of Upplysingar.
Upplysingar
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.11012° or 64° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
-21.28509° or 21° 17′ 6″ westOpen location code
99PW4P67+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1423065653OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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