Kvarnárdalur
Kvarnárdalur is a valley in Northeast, Iceland and has an elevation of 788 metres. Kvarnárdalur is situated nearby to the village Hrafnagil, as well as near the locality Munkaþverá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerling.
Kerling
Peak
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Kerling is the highest mountain in the District of Eyjafjarðarsveit, in northern Iceland. It is only 13 km SSW of Akureyri. Its structure is mainly basaltic rock, but the uppermost part is rhyolite, which extends to Súlur mountain nearby and all the way around the head of the Glerárdalur valley to the lower slopes of Vindheimajökull on the western side of the valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hrafnagil and Munkaþverá.
Hrafnagil
Village
Photo: Bjarki Sigursveinsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hrafnagil is a small village in Eyjafjarðarsveit, northern Iceland, which in 2016 had 260 inhabitants. The village has a school and a community center. The area has access to high-temperature geothermal heat, which is used to heat houses and greenhouses. Hrafnagil is situated 6 km east of Kvarnárdalur.
Munkaþverá
Locality
Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munkaþverá was a Benedictine monastery in Eyjafjörður, Iceland. It was established around 1155 and was abolished when the country became Protestant in 1550. Munkaþverá is situated 6 km east of Kvarnárdalur.
Kvarnárdalur
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 788 metres
- Also known as: “Kvarnardalur”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.5551° or 65° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
-18.21969° or 18° 13′ 11″ westElevation
788 metres (2,585 feet)Open location code
9CQ3HQ4J+24GeoNames ID
2628951
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