Selfoss is the largest town in South Iceland. Although it sits by a beautiful spot by the Ölfusá river, it's too close to places like Þingvellir and Gullfoss and Geysir to be noticed, and too close to Reykjavík for most people to think of it as a place to stay the night.

Hveragerði

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Hveragerði is a town of 3,000 people in South Iceland. Hveragerði is uniquely located in a geothermally active area. Its name is derived from an Icelandic word for hot spring - hver.

Eyrarbakki

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Eyrarbakki is a fishing village on the south coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.

Borgarkot

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Ölfus, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.95° or 63° 57′ north

Longitude

-21.11667° or 21° 7′ west

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

99MWWVXM+X8

GeoNames ID

3418079

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In Other Languages

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Icelandic: “Borgarkot”

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