Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland.

Rif

Village

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Rif is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Rjúkandi.

Rjúkandi

Type: Waterfall
Also known as: “Rjukandi”
Category: body of water
Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.88188° or 64° 52′ 55″ north

Longitude

-23.67773° or 23° 40′ 40″ west

Elevation

164 metres (538 feet)

Open location code

99PRV8JC+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 930133865

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

3413808

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In Other Languages

“Rjúkandi” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Rjúkandi”

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