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.
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  • Type: Electrical generator
  • Description: Geothermal power plant in Iceland
  • Address: Kröfluvirkjun, 660

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krafla.

Peak
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is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone. It is located in the north of in the region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Námaskarð and Reykjahlíð.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km south of Krafla Power Station.

Village
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Mývatn is a lake near in . The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake. is situated 9 km southwest of Krafla Power Station.

Krafla Power Station

Latitude
65.703° or 65° 42′ 11″ north
Longitude
-16.77467° or 16° 46′ 29″ west
Operator
Landsvirkjun
Open location code
9CQ5P63G+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177576000
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1494458
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Krafla Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卡拉夫拉地熱能發電站”
  • Croatian: “Geotermalna elektrana Krafla”
  • Danish: “Kröflustöð”
  • French: “centrale géothermique de Krafla”
  • French: “Centrale géothermique de Krafla”
  • German: “Krafla-Kraftwerk”
  • Icelandic: “Kröflustöð”
  • Japanese: “クラプラ地熱発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Krafla kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Krafla kraftverk”
  • Persian: “نیروگاه کرافلا”

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