Location: 37
km north of Borgarnes.
Drive
ringroad no 1, if you are coming from the north you turn left by
Baula (filling staion) onto road no 50 but if you are coming from
Reykjavik you turn right onto road no 50 by Hvanneyri and Reykholt.
Deildartunguhver
is probably the most voluminous natural hot spring of the world.
Its average flow of 98°C hot water is 180 litres per second,
about 40% of the natural hot spring water appearing on the surface
in the Borgarfiord District.
Deildartunguhver
is Europe's most powerful hot spring. Most
of the water used for central heating. The hot spring is exploited
for house heating in the towns Akranes, 39 miles (64 km) away, and
Borgarnes, 21 miles (34 km) away, the longest in Iceland and the
water is about 78 - 80 degrees when it reaches Akranes.
If
you take a shower anywhere within a 65 km radius of the spring,
you most certainly use the hot water from Deildartunguhver.
If
you stay at our house we have a hot tube with that wonderful water.
Our house is heated with it so you can enjoy it both directly and
indirectly.
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