Úlfljótur’s Lake
Úlfljótsvatn is a lake in southern Iceland, to the south of lake Þingvallavatn, 74km east of Reykjavík. Úlfljótsvatn is named after Úlfljótr, an important man who was involved in the Alþingi in 930. In the vicinity, the Icelanders have many summer cottages.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Southern Region, Iceland
- Also known as: “Ugly Wolf Lake”, “Ulfljotsvatn”, and “Úlfljótsvatn”
Úlfljótur’s Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.1135° or 64° 6′ 49″ north
Longitude
-21.035° or 21° 2′ 6″ west
Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)
Open location code
99PW4X78+92
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Úlfljótur’s Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Chuvash: “Улфльоутсватн”
- Dutch: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره الفلچوتسڤاتن”
- French: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- German: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Icelandic: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Japanese: “ウルフリョゥスヴァトン”
- Polish: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Russian: “Улфльоутсватн”
- Russian: “Ульфльоутсватн”
- Swedish: “Úlfljótsvatn”
- Turkish: “Úlfljótsvatn (göl)”
- Turkish: “Úlfljótsvatn”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nesjar and Svínanes.
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Highlights: Ljósifoss and Ölfusvatnsvík.
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