Búrfell hydroelectric power station
The Búrfell hydroelectric power plant is a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant located in the Þjórsá valley in southwest Iceland. It is operated by Landsvirkjun.- Industrial building
- …is operated by Landsvirkjun
- …dates from 1969
- Description: Hydroelectric power station in Iceland
- Also known as“Búrfell Hydropower Station”“Búrfellvirkjun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hjálparfoss and Búrfell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.
Þjórsárdalur
Þjórsárdalur is a valley in Árnessýsla county… Þjórsárdalur is situated 3 km west of Búrfell hydroelectric power station.
Búrfell hydroelectric power station
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Latitude
64.10515° or 64° 6′ 19″ north
Longitude
-19.83354° or 19° 50′ 1″ west
Open location code
9CP24548+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Búrfell hydroelectric power station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Búrfell”
- French: “Búrfellsstöð”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Búrfell”
- German: “Búrfell-Kraftwerk”
- German: “Búrfellsstöð”
- German: “Búrfellsvirkjun”
- Icelandic: “Búrfellsstöð”
- Icelandic: “Búrfellsvirkjun”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica de Búrfell”
- Swedish: “Búrfells vattenkraftverk”
- Swedish: “Búrfellvirkjun”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Búrfell”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hjálparfoss and Búrfell II power station.
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