Fossdalur

Fossdalur is a valley in West Iceland, Iceland and has an elevation of 158 metres. Fossdalur is situated nearby to the village Rif, as well as near the town Olafsvik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kerlingarfoss and Svöðufoss.

Kerlingarfoss

Waterfall

Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kerlingarfoss is a waterfall.

Svöðufoss

Waterfall

Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Svöðufoss is a waterfall.

Rif Airport is an airport serving Ólafsvík and Hellissandur, Iceland. It is located near Rif, a coastal village in the Western Region. Rwy 06 length includes a 1,250 feet displaced threshold. Rif Airport is situated 3 km north of Fossdalur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rif and Olafsvik.

Rif

Village

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Rif is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Fossdalur.

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 4½ km east of Fossdalur.

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.

Fossdalur

Type: Valley with an elevation of 158 metres
Category: landform
Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.88333° or 64° 53′ north

Longitude

-23.8° or 23° 48′ west

Elevation

158 metres (518 feet)

Open location code

99PRV5MX+8X

GeoNames ID

3417298

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In Other Languages

“Fossdalur” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Fossdalur”

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Localities in the Area

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