Þjórsárdalur
Þjórsárdalur is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between the mountain Búrfell, alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and the mountain Skriðufell to the west.
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 146 metres
- Description: valley in Iceland
- Also known as: “Pjorsardalur” and “Tjorsardalur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hjálparfoss and Búrfell hydroelectric power station.
Hjálparfoss
Waterfall
Búrfell hydroelectric power station
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Þjórsárdalur
- Category: landform
- Location: Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.10561° or 64° 6′ 20″ north
Longitude
-19.89846° or 19° 53′ 55″ west
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
9CP24442+6J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Þjórsárdalur” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Dutch: “Þjórsárdalur”
- French: “Thjorsardalur”
- French: “Thjórsárdalur”
- French: “Þjórsárdalur”
- German: “Thjorsardalur”
- German: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Icelandic: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Irish: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Italian: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Japanese: “ショゥルサゥルダールル”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Spanish: “Þjorsardalur”
- Spanish: “Þjorsárdalur”
- Spanish: “Þjórsardalur”
- Spanish: “Þjórsárdalur”
- Swedish: “Þjórsárdalur”
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Localities in the Area
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