Merkurhraun
Merkurhraun is a lava area in South Iceland, Iceland and has an elevation of 167 metres. Merkurhraun is situated nearby to the locality Þjórsárdalur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Þjófafoss.
Þjófafoss
Waterfall
Photo: Grunkhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Þjófafoss is located on the river Þjórsá on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill Búrfell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.
Þjórsárdalur
Locality
Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.
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. Þjórsárdalur is situated 6 km north of Merkurhraun.
Merkurhraun
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 167 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.05045° or 64° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
-19.90716° or 19° 54′ 26″ westElevation
167 metres (548 feet)Open location code
9CP2332V+54GeoNames ID
2628366
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