Hágöngulón
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 35 '50 " N , 18 ° 10' 43" W | ||||||
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| Water surface | 37 km² | ||||||
Hágöngulón is a reservoir in the highlands of Iceland . It is located in the municipality of Ásahreppur .
Reservoir and power plant
In this 37 km² large lake, the rivers Köldukvísl and Sveðja are dammed, which flow from the glacier tongue Köldukvíslarjökull in the west of Vatnajökull .
The power plant belonging to the lake is operated by the Landsvirkjun energy company and has an output of 200 GWh per year.
Surname
The lake takes its name from the volcanic mountains Nyrðri- Háganga (1278 m) and Syðri-Háganga (1284 m), which lie on the west and south banks of the reservoir.
geology
The area belongs to the Hágöngur volcano, which in turn is part of the Tungnafellsjökull volcanic system , with a high-temperature area under the lake that becomes visible when the water level is lower in winter.
Former slope
Under the lake is an old track that led from Sprengisandur to Vonarskarð .
See also
Web links
- Page from Landsvirkjun ( isl. )
- Preliminary environmental impact assessment for the Hágöngur high-temperature area, central Iceland. GEOTHERMAL TRAINING PROGRAM Reports 2004, The United Nations University & Orkustofnun (PDF file, English; 1.2 MB)
- Hágöngur, Landsvirkjun 2009 (PDF file, Icelandic with maps; 176 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b page from Landsvirkjun ; Accessed October 8, 2011 (Icelandic)
- ↑ http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=373040 Hágöngur at GVP; Accessed: October 8, 2011 (English)