Svartifoss

Svartifoss is a waterfall in in in , and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.
Wikipedia
Photo: Tillea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall surrounded with basalt columns in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Basalt Waterfall”, “Black Fall”, and “Svartfoss”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Magnúsarfoss and Hundafoss.

Waterfall
Photo: Debivort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaftafell.

Locality
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is a preservation area in Öræfi, southeast . It was once a major farm, later being named a national park. Originally known as National Park, it was subsequently joined together with other nearby regions to form the larger .

Svartifoss

Latitude
64.02768° or 64° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
-16.97526° or 16° 58′ 31″ west
Elevation
275 metres (902 feet)
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Width
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9CP522HF+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1810528801
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
3412808
Wiki­data ID
Q1145786
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Svartifoss” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Svartifoss”
  • Catalan: “Svartifoss”
  • Cebuano: “Black Waterfall”
  • Cebuano: “Svartifoss”
  • Chinese: “斯瓦蒂佛斯”
  • Chinese: “斯瓦蒂瀑布”
  • Dutch: “Svartifoss”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سڤارتيفوس”
  • French: “Svartifoss”
  • Galician: “Svartifoss”
  • German: “Basaltwasserfall”
  • German: “Schwarzer Wasserfall”
  • German: “Svartifoss”
  • German: “Wasserfall in Basalt”
  • Greek: “Σβαρτιφός”
  • Greek: “Σβάρτιφος”
  • Hungarian: “Svartifoss”
  • Icelandic: “Svartifoss”
  • Indonesian: “Svartifoss”
  • Italian: “Svartifoss”
  • Korean: “스바르티포스”
  • Low German: “Svartifoss”
  • Luxembourgish: “Svartifoss”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svartifoss”
  • Ossetian: “Свартифосс”
  • Persian: “آبشار اسوارتیفوس”
  • Persian: “ابشار اسوارتیفوس”
  • Portuguese: “Svartifoss”
  • Russian: “Свартифосс”
  • Slovak: “Svartifoss”
  • Spanish: “Cascada de basalto”
  • Spanish: “Svartifoss”
  • Swedish: “Black Waterfall”
  • Swedish: “Svartifoss”
  • Ukrainian: “Свартіфосс”
  • Western Panjabi: “سوارٹیفوس”

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