Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station

The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station is the second-largest geothermal power station in . The facility is located 177 m above sea level in the southwestern part of the country, near and the , about 30 km east of central .
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: geothermal power station in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Nesjavellir Geothermal Plant”, “Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant”, “Nesjavellir Power Plant”, and “Nesjavellir Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hengill.

Volcano
Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of , to the south of . The volcano is still active, as evidenced by its numerous hot springs and fumaroles, but the last eruption occurred approximately 2,000 years ago, before the settlement of Iceland. is situated 4 km southwest of Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station.

Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station

Latitude
64.10625° or 64° 6′ 23″ north
Longitude
-21.2581° or 21° 15′ 29″ west
Established
May 1990
Operator
ON Power
Open location code
99PW4P4R+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 755845530
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q693330
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Несяветлир”
  • Chinese: “內夏韋德利地熱站”
  • Chinese: “内夏韦德利地热站”
  • Chuvash: “ГеоТЭС Несаветлир”
  • Dutch: “Nesjavellir”
  • French: “centrale géothermique de Nesjavellir”
  • French: “Centrale géothermique de Nesjavellir”
  • German: “Nesjavellir-Kraftwerk”
  • Hungarian: “Nesjavellir”
  • Icelandic: “Nesjavallavirkjun”
  • Italian: “Nesjavellir”
  • Japanese: “ネーシャヴェトリル地熱発電所”
  • Japanese: “ネーシャヴェトリル発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nesjavellir kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Nesjavellir kraftverk”
  • Persian: “نیروگاه زمین‌گرمایی نسیاولیر”
  • Polish: “Elektrownia geotermalna Nesjavellir”
  • Russian: “ГеоТЭС Несаветлир”
  • Russian: “ГеоТЭС Несьяведлир”
  • Spanish: “Central geotérmica de Nesjavellir”
  • Spanish: “Central geotermoeléctrica de Nesjavellir”
  • Ukrainian: “Геотермальна електростанція Несьяветлір”

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Highlights: Stangarháls við Nesjavelli and Adventure park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cooling tower and ION Adventure Hotel.

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