Hólsdalur
Hólsdalur is a valley in West Iceland, Iceland and has an elevation of 178 metres. Hólsdalur is situated nearby to the town Olafsvik, as well as near the village Rif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Snekkjufoss and Svöðufoss.
Svöðufoss
Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svöðufoss is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ km north of Hólsdalur.
Kerlingarfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerlingarfoss is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ km north of Hólsdalur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olafsvik and Rif.
Olafsvik
Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Olafsvik is situated 5 km northeast of Hólsdalur.
Hellissandur
Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
Hellissandur is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.
Hólsdalur
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 178 metres
- Also known as: “Holsdalur”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.87216° or 64° 52′ 20″ northLongitude
-23.80911° or 23° 48′ 33″ westElevation
178 metres (584 feet)Open location code
99PRV5CR+V9GeoNames ID
3416127
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In Other Languages
“Hólsdalur” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Hólsdalur”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fossdalur and Skál.
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