Stangarháls við Nesjavelli
Stangarháls við Nesjavelli is a quarry in South Iceland, Iceland. Stangarháls við Nesjavelli is situated nearby to Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station, as well as near 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 1 km northwest of Stangarháls við Nesjavelli.
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 4 km southwest of Stangarháls við Nesjavelli.
Stangarháls við Nesjavelli
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.10076° or 64° 6′ 3″ northLongitude
-21.24618° or 21° 14′ 46″ westOpen location code
99PW4Q23+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1200021190OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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