City Heated From Hot Springs Work is going ahead in providing Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, with hot water from natural springs. Borings are being made almost 70 miles from Reykjavik for warm water Hitherto, four-inch pipes have been used, which give a flow of 32 gallons a second, the greatest heat being about 194 degrees Fahrenheit, but work has now begun with eight-inch pipes. In 1932 water from the underground springs was first used for the washing of clothes, but pipes have now been laid for the heating of a hospital, school, swimming pool, and 56 dwellings. It is calculated that a capital expenditure of about 1,000,000 dollars would be necessary to enable heat to be supplied to the whole city. Reykjavik has at present 35,000 inhabitants.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22201, 18 September 1937, Page 19
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