Sigalda Power Plant
Sigalda Power Plant is an electric generating plant located in the southern Highlands of Iceland near Þórisvatn. It is the biggest reservoir in Iceland, located around 160 km east from Reykjavík, among Hrauneyjalón and Krókslón reservoirs.Photo: Silverkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: electric power plant in Iceland
- Also known as: “Sigölduvirkjun”
- Address: Sigölduvirkjun, 851
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sigöldufoss.
Sigöldufoss
Waterfall
Photo: Guido.karl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sigöldufoss is a waterfall, which is situated 410 metres southwest of Sigalda Power Plant.
Sigalda Power Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and building
- Location: Rangárþing ytra, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.17298° or 64° 10′ 23″ northLongitude
-19.12531° or 19° 7′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CP25VFF+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 365736568OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2944563
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Sigalda Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Sigalda”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Sigalda”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Sigalda”
- French: “Sigöldustöð”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sigalda vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Sigalda vannkraftverk”
- Spanish: “Central hidroelectrica de Sigalda”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica de Sigalda”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Сігалда”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sigalda-innri and Sigöldugljúfur.
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