Alafoss
Álafoss is a waterfall on the river Varmá in Mosfellsbær, Iceland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned factory
- Description: waterfall in Iceland
- Also known as: “Álafoss”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sundlaugin and Helgafell.
Sundlaugin
Recording studio
Sundlaugin is a recording studio located near Álafoss in the town of Mosfellsbær in Iceland known for being the recording and rehearsal location of post-rock band Sigur Rós. Sundlaugin is situated 350 metres north of Alafoss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosfellsbaer.
Mosfellsbaer
Town
Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations.
Alafoss
- Categories: waterfall and industry
- Location: Mosfellsbaer, Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Western Panjabi—“Alafoss” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Álafoss”
- Catalan: “Álafoss”
- Chinese: “奥拉瀑布”
- Dutch: “Álafoss”
- French: “Álafoss”
- German: “Álafoss”
- Icelandic: “Álafoss”
- Italian: “Álafoss”
- Kazakh: “Аулафосс”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Álafoss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Álafoss”
- Norwegian: “Álafoss”
- Persian: “آلافوس”
- Romanian: “Álafoss”
- Russian: “Аулафосс”
- Western Panjabi: “الافوس چھمبر”
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