Powerplant Exhibition
Powerplant Exhibition is a museum in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Powerplant Exhibition is situated nearby to Reykjanes power station, as well as near the peak Rauðhóll.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reykjanes power station and Gunnuhver.
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 power station is situated 1 km southeast of Powerplant Exhibition.
Gunnuhver
Spring
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
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.
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. Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter is situated 2 km south of Powerplant Exhibition.
Powerplant Exhibition
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.83203° or 63° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
-22.69904° or 22° 41′ 57″ westOpen location code
99MVR8J2+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2749641001OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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