Hvalvatn
The lake Hvalvatn is situated east of Hvalfjörður in the western portion of Iceland. It lies to the east of the tuya Hvalfell. The surface measures 4.1 km2, and its greatest depth is 180 m.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hvalfell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynjudalur.
Hvalvatn
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.38783° or 64° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
-21.16217° or 21° 9′ 44″ west
Elevation
376 metres (1,234 feet)
Open location code
99PW9RQQ+44
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Hvalvatn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хвалватн”
- Cebuano: “Hvalvatn”
- Chuvash: “Хвальватн”
- Dutch: “Hvalvatn”
- Esperanto: “Hvalvatn”
- French: “Hvalvatn”
- German: “Hvalvatn”
- Icelandic: “Hvalvatn”
- Italian: “Hvalvatn”
- Japanese: “クヴァールヴァトン湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hvalvatn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hvalvatn”
- Norwegian: “Hvalvatn”
- Polish: “Hvalvatn”
- Portuguese: “Lago Hvalvatn”
- Russian: “Хвальватн”
- Swedish: “Hvalvatn”
- Turkish: “Hvalvatn”
- Ukrainian: “Хвальватн”
- Venetian: “Hvalvatn”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Þyrilsnes and Þingvellir National Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Veggir and Krókatjarnir.
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