Þjófafoss

Þjófafoss is located on the river on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill .
Wikipedia
Photo: Grunkhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall on the river Þjórsá in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Thjofafoss” and “Tjofafoss”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Búrfell.

Peak
Photo: TenOfAllTrades, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 669 m basalt tuya located in . It is situated in the south of the country along the western boundary of the valley. is situated 3½ km northeast of Þjófafoss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.

Locality
Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.
is a valley in Árnessýsla county in that lies between the mountain , alongside the river to the east and the mountain Skriðufell to the west. is situated 6 km north of Þjófafoss.

Þjófafoss

Latitude
64.05674° or 64° 3′ 24″ north
Longitude
-19.86658° or 19° 51′ 60″ west
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
9CP2344M+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1818884433
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
2626068
Wiki­data ID
Q2043770
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Þjófafoss” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Þjófafoss”
  • Catalan: “Þjófafoss”
  • Cebuano: “Þjófafoss”
  • Dutch: “Thjofafoss”
  • Dutch: “Þjófafoss”
  • French: “Þjófafoss”
  • German: “Þjófafoss”
  • Icelandic: “Þjófafoss”
  • Italian: “Þjófafoss”
  • Portuguese: “Þjófafoss”
  • Russian: “Тьоувафосс”
  • Russian: “Тьоуфафосс”
  • Spanish: “Þjófafoss”
  • Swedish: “Þjófafoss”

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Localities in the Area

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