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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: Hydroelectric power station in Iceland
- Also known as: “Búrfell Hydropower Station” and “Búrfellvirkjun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hjálparfoss and Búrfell.
Hjálparfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hjálparfoss is one of several waterfalls in the south of Iceland situated in the lava fields north of the stratovolcano Hekla near the point where the rivers Fossá and Þjórsá join.
Búrfell
Peak
Photo: TenOfAllTrades, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Búrfell is a 669 m basalt tuya located in Iceland. It is situated in the south of the country along the western boundary of the Þjórsárdalur valley. Búrfell is situated 3 km south of Búrfell hydroelectric power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.
Þjórsárdalur
Locality
Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.
Þjórsárdalur is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between the mountain Búrfell, alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and the mountain Skriðufell to the west. Þjórsárdalur is situated 3 km west of Búrfell hydroelectric power station.
Búrfell hydroelectric power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.10516° or 64° 6′ 19″ northLongitude
-19.83354° or 19° 50′ 1″ westInception
1969Operator
LandsvirkjunOpen location code
9CP24548+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 170669045OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q1020268
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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”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Búrfell”
- German: “Búrfell-Kraftwerk”
- German: “Búrfellsstöð”
- German: “Búrfellsvirkjun”
- Icelandic: “Búrfellsstöð”
- Icelandic: “Búrfellsvirkjun”
- Spanish: “Central hidroelectrica de Burfell”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica de Búrfell”
- Swedish: “Búrfells vattenkraftverk”
- Swedish: “Búrfellvirkjun”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Búrfell”
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