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    Eldvörp–Svartsengi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛltˌvœr̥p–ˈsvar̥(t)sˌeiɲcɪ]); "fire cones–black meadow" in Icelandic also Svartsengi volcanic system) is...
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    eruptions were preceded by an intense earthquake swarm in the Eldvörp–Svartsengi volcanic system that began on 24 October 2023, caused by a magmatic intrusion...
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    Svartsengi power station (Svartsengi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvar̥(t)sˌeiɲcɪ]); "black meadow" in Icelandic) is a geothermal power plant, which is...
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    the Krýsuvík geothermal area. There is a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station a luxury spa and pool area has been installed...
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    volcanic fissures (Sundhnúksgígaröðin [ˈsʏntˌn̥uksˌciːɣaˌrœːðɪn]) in the Svartsengi volcanic system, part of the Reykjanes Peninsula rift zone of Iceland...
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  • Thumbnail for Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)
    favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station. The Blue Lagoon is approximately 20 km (12 mi)...
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  • Thumbnail for Sundhnúksgígar
    [ˈsʏntˌn̥uksˌciːɣar̥]) or Sundhnúkagígar are volcanic craters east of Eldvörp–Svartsengi in Iceland. They are named after Sundhnúkur, which is a hill just south...
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    Landsvirkjun and Orka Nátturinnar. HS Orka operates two geothermal power plants: Svartsengi and Reykjanes, as well as a small hydropower station, Brú. As of 2022...
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    2023, an eruption began at the Sundhnúkur crater row in the Eldvörp–Svartsengi volcanic system on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula about 4 km northeast...
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    bath. With a mix of seawater and discharge freshwater from the nearby Svartsengi Power Station, the Blue Lagoon is 5,000 square meters in size and is Iceland's...
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    3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Grindavík. A risk was also posed to Svartsengi Power Station. Fountains of lava, up to 100 metres (330 ft) high, could...
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    Hengill Brennisteinsfjöll (f) Krýsuvík (f) Fagradalsfjall (f) Eldvörp–Svartsengi (f) Reykjanes (f) Western Volcanic Zone Prestahnúkur Hveravellir Snæfellsjökull...
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    volcano has been classified historically with the active as of 2024 Eldvörp–Svartsengi volcano to its south-east as its rift system intersects this to the east...
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  • Snæfellsjökull Ljósufjöll Þeistareykjabunga Bárðarbunga Fagradalsfjall           Svartsengi       Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:...
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    kilometres (3 mi) wide and 16 kilometres (10 mi) long between the Eldvörp–Svartsengi [ˈɛltvœr̥p–ˈsvar̥(t)sˌeiɲcɪ] and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit...
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  • Thumbnail for Reykjanes fires
    candidate for this event is the 8-10 km long Eldvörp crater row north of Svartsengi where the Arnasetursrhaun and Illarhaun lava fields are situated, covering...
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  • Thumbnail for Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula
    Eldey volcanic system (mostly submarine), Reykjanes volcanic system, Svartsengi volcanic system (often thought to be a part of Reykjanes volcanic system...
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  • Thumbnail for Energy in Iceland
    Reykjanes (100 MW), Hellisheiði (303 MW), Krafla (60 MW), and Svartsengi (46.5 MW). The Svartsengi power plant and the Nesjavellir power plant produce both...
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    based at the Reykjanes power station controlled remotely the geothermal Svartsengi power station which was threatened by volcanic activity. Iceland portal...
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    Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that the swarm was focused around Svartsengi, north of Grindavík. About 700 earthquakes were recorded earlier in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Þorbjörn (mountain)
    in 2006. The mountain is near the tip of Reykjanes peninsula between Svartsengi Power Station with the Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavík at road 43...
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  • energy firm in the southwest of Iceland in 1974. It built a power plant at Svartsengi to tap the geothermal energy in the area, and was completed in 1976. It...
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    Sigmundur (2019). "Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes - Reykjanes and Svartsengi volcanic systems". Icelandic Meteorological Office, Institute of Earth...
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  • Thumbnail for Brennisteinsfjöll
    around Gunnuhver at the tip of the peninsula, which mostly includes Svartsengi with the geothermal power station and the Blue Lagoon; to the east of...
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    (65.3%) Solar PV (34.7%) Svartsengi  Iceland 63°52′44″N 22°25′58″W / 63.87889°N 22.43278°W / 63.87889; -22.43278 (Svartsengi Power Station) 77 1 Flash...
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  • facility and HS Orka's Svartsengi power station. The plant can capture and utilize around 10% of the carbon dioxide emitted by the Svartsengi power station. CRI...
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    even larger power plants in this geothermal field, such as the Krafla, Svartsengi and Nesjavellir power plants. In 2001, these power stations delivered...
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  • Laxárstöðvar Mjólkárvirkjun Andakílsárvirkjun Hellisheiði Reykjanes Nesjavellir Svartsengi Krafla Bjarnarflag Þeistareykir Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap...
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    largest district heating system is on the Reykjanes peninsula, with the Svartsengi CHP plant providing heating to 21,000 homes including Keflavik and Grindavik...
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  • area 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide and 16 kilometres (10 mi) long between the Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years...
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