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Þórisvatn
The biggest lake of Iceland, Þórisvatn, is situated at the south end of Sprengisandur highland road within the highlands of Iceland.
It is a reservoir of a surface about 88 km² and uses the energy of the river Þjórsá, which comes down from the glacier Vatnajökull. Here in the south, it is exploited in a power station. Like a lot of other Icelandic lakes, which are mostly glacial lakes or volcanic lakes, it normally has a stark green color.
Iceland uses beside the rivers and lakes also the geothermal energy and for consequence has in general a surplus of electrical energy which it would like to export to other countries. Because of its geographical situation, however, this seems rather difficult to do.
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Last updated: 05-26-2005 18:09:07
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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