At 57 km
2, Blöndulón () is one of
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the
Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a depth of 39 m.
It is situated near the
Kjölur
Kjölur () is a plateau in the highlands of Iceland, roughly defined as the area between the Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers. It lies at an elevation of about 600–700 metres.
Geography
At the northern end of the Kjölur road, near the h ...
highland road in the
Highlands of Iceland
The Highlands of Iceland ( is, hálendið ) are a sparsely inhabited plateau that covers most of the interior of Iceland. They are situated above 400–500 metres (1300–1600 feet) and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert, because the w ...
. The
hot springs
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by c ...
of
Hveravellir
Hveravellir () is a geothermal field (high temperature field) of the Oddnýjarhnjúkur-Langjökull subglacial volcanic system in the north of Langjökull glacier.
Description
Hveravellir geothermal area is a small nature reserve and a tourist c ...
are situated some 25 km to the south.
See also
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List of lakes of Iceland
This is a list of lakes of Iceland (partially indicating surface, depth and volume).
Iceland has over 20 lakes larger than 10 km² (4 sq mi), and at least 40 others varying between 2.5 and 10 km² (1 to 4 sq mi) in size. This list also in ...
References
Lakes of Iceland
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