Krafla Power Station

The Krafla geothermal power plant is a geothermal power generating facility located in Iceland, close to the and the lake . With 42 boreholes, it is able to produce 465 GWh of electricity annually, with an installed capacity of 60 megawatts.
  • Electrical generator
  • …is operated by Landsvirkjun
  • Description: Geothermal power plant in Iceland
  • Address: Kröfluvirkjun, 660

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Námaskarð and Reykjahlíð.
Locality
is a locality.
7 km south of Krafla Power Station
Mývatn is a lake near in .
9 km southwest of Krafla Power Station
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Latitude
65.703° or 65° 42′ 11″ north
Longitude
-16.77467° or 16° 46′ 29″ west
Open location code
9CQ5P63G+64
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Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Krafla Power Station” goes by many names.
卡拉夫拉地熱能發電站Chinese
Geotermalna elektrana KraflaCroatian
KröflustöðDanish
KröflustöðIcelandic
クラプラ地熱発電所Japanese
Krafla kraftverkNorwegian
Krafla kraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
نیروگاه کرافلاPersian

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