Jupiter

Jupiter is in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Jupiter is situated nearby to the volcano Stampar Crater, as well as near Miðahóll.

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 2 km south of Jupiter.

Gunnuhver

Spring

Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Gunnuhver is an active geothermal hot spring and a mud pool with 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. Gunnuhver is situated 3 km south of Jupiter.

Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter

Building

Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. It serves as a landfall light for Reykjavík and Keflavík. Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter is situated 3½ km south of Jupiter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hafnir.

Hafnir

Hamlet

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Hafnir is a town in southwestern Iceland. It is situated in the Reykjanes peninsula and has 122 inhabitants. In 1994 the inhabitants of Hafnir, Njarðvík and Keflavík agreed to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 20,416. Hafnir is situated 10 km north of Jupiter.

Jupiter

Type: Sign
Also known as: “Júpíter”
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.84551° or 63° 50′ 44″ north

Longitude

-22.6782° or 22° 40′ 42″ west

Open location code

99MVR8WC+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6691766832

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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In Other Languages

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German: “Jupiter”

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