Ytri-Rangá
Ytri-Rangá is a river in Iceland popular for salmon fishing. It is over 55 kilometres long, rising north of Hekla, passing to the west of Hella before, 10 kilometres further south, joining with the river Þverá to become the Hólsá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Iceland
- Also known as: “Rangá ytri”, “Ytri Ranga”, “Ytri Rangá”, and “Ytri-Ranga”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þykkvibaer and Hella.
Þykkvibaer
Hamlet
Þykkvibær, also known as Þykkvabær, is a village in South Iceland, part of the municipality of Rangárþing ytra. It is the oldest rural village in Iceland. As of January 2021 there are 79 inhabitants. Þykkvibaer is situated 7 km southwest of Ytri-Rangá.
Hella
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hella is a village in South Iceland, 97 km east of the capital city, Reykjavík. It's an important base for adventures into the highlands, to places such as Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk.
Rauðilækur
Hamlet
Rauðilækur is a small village, more a hamlet, just beside the small town of Hella in southern Iceland. Established in 1902, the village is named after the stream of the same name that flows on the east side of the hamlet. In 2011 it had a population of 43. Rauðilækur is situated 10 km north of Ytri-Rangá.
Ytri-Rangá
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Russian—“Ytri-Rangá” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ytri Rangá”
- Cebuano: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Chinese: “外朗河”
- Chuvash: “Хĕвеланăç Ранга”
- Danish: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Georgian: “დასავლეთი რანგა”
- German: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Hausa: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Icelandic: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Italian: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Japanese: “ラングアゥ”
- Nauru: “Itri-Rangau”
- Nauru: “Ytri Rangá”
- Polish: “Ytri Rangá”
- Polish: “Ytri-Rangá”
- Russian: “Западная Ранга”
- Russian: “Итри-Ранга”
- Russian: “Итри-Раунгау”
- “Ytri-Rangá”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hvolsvollur and Gunnarsholt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hamarendar and Hrútur.
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