Hjálparfoss
Hjálparfoss is one of several waterfalls in the south of Iceland situated in the lava fields north of the stratovolcano Hekla near the point where the rivers Fossá and Þjórsá join.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Búrfell hydroelectric power station.
Búrfell hydroelectric power station
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.
Þjórsárdalur
Locality
Hjálparfoss
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.11587° or 64° 6′ 57″ north
Longitude
-19.84978° or 19° 50′ 59″ west
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
Open location code
9CP24582+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Hjálparfoss” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hjálparfoss”
- Cebuano: “Hjalparfoss”
- Dutch: “Hjálparfoss”
- French: “Hjálparfoss”
- German: “Hjálparfoss”
- Icelandic: “Hjálparfoss”
- Indonesian: “Hjálparfoss”
- Italian: “Hjálparfoss”
- Polish: “Hjálparfoss”
- Russian: “Хьяулпарфосс”
- Russian: “Хьяульпарфосс”
- Spanish: “Hjálparfoss”
- Swedish: “Hjálparfoss”
- Western Panjabi: “ہفراگلسفوس چھمبر”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Skeljafell and Gjáin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hjálparfoss and Þjóðveldisbærinn.
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Worth a closer look: Þingvellir National Park and Vestmannaeyjar.
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