Glymur

Glymur is a waterfall in , Vesturland, Iceland. It is the second-tallest in the country with a cascade of 198 metres. Glymur was long regarded as the tallest until being surpassed by , a newly measured waterfall near Morsárjökull in 2011.
Wikipedia
Jabbi, Public domain.
  • Waterfall
  • …lies at an elevation of 385 metres (1,263 feet)
  • …stands 198 metres (650 feet) tall

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hvalfell.
Reykholt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brynjudalur.
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is a locality, which is situated 5 km southwest of Glymur.

Glymur

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Latitude
64.39081° or 64° 23′ 27″ north
Longitude
-21.25147° or 21° 15′ 5″ west
Open location code
99PW9PRX+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308396033
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
7521382
Wiki­data ID
Q38577

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Glymur” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գլիմյուր”
  • Asturian: “Glymur”
  • Bulgarian: “Глймур”
  • Catalan: “Glymur”
  • Cebuano: “Glymur”
  • Czech: “Glymur”
  • Danish: “Glymur”
  • Dutch: “Glymur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جليمور”
  • Esperanto: “Glymur”
  • Estonian: “Glymur”
  • French: “Glymur”
  • German: “Glymur”
  • Hebrew: “גלימור”
  • Icelandic: “Glymur”
  • Italian: “Glymur”
  • Japanese: “グリムル”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار گلایمور”
  • Mazanderani: “گلایمور”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Glymur”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glymur”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glymurfoss”
  • Norwegian: “Glymur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Glymur”
  • Persian: “آبشار گلایمور”
  • Persian: “ابشار گلایمور”
  • Polish: “Glymur”
  • Portuguese: “Glymur”
  • Romanian: “Glymur”
  • Russian: “Глимур”
  • Russian: “Глимюр”
  • Spanish: “Cascada Glymur”
  • Spanish: “Glymur”
  • Swedish: “Glymur”
  • Tajik: “Глаймур”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Глаймур”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Глаймур”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґлімур”
  • Urdu: “گلائمر”
  • Western Panjabi: “گلائمور”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Botnsdalur and Þyrilsnes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glymur and Stóragil.

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