Öxarárfoss
Öxarárfoss is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá. The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Iceland
- Also known as: “OExararfoss”, “Oxarafoss”, “Öxaráfoss”, and “Oxararfoss”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flosagjá and Lögberg.
Lögberg
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lögberg, or Law Rock, was a rocky outcrop in south west Iceland, at the location for the assembly of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was gathered at Þingvellir, an area of dramatic landscapes which was easily accessible from the populated areas of the south west.
Silfra Diving
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silfra is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.
Þingvellir National Park
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Þingvellir National Park is a world-heritage national park in South Iceland. The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.
Öxarárfoss
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.26583° or 64° 15′ 57″ northLongitude
-21.11805° or 21° 7′ 5″ westElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Height
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
99PW7V8J+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 312688011OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
Discover Öxarárfoss from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Öxarárfoss” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Öxarárfoss”
- Danish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Dutch: “Oxararfoss”
- Dutch: “Öxarárfoss”
- French: “Öxarárfoss”
- Galician: “Öxarárfoss”
- German: “Öxararfoss”
- German: “Öxarárfoss”
- Hungarian: “Öxarárfoss”
- Icelandic: “Öxarárfoss”
- Indonesian: “Öxarárfoss”
- Italian: “Öxaráfoss”
- Italian: “Öxarárfoss”
- Kazakh: “Эхсараурфосс”
- Low German: “Öxarárfoss”
- Luxembourgish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Malay: “Öxarárfoss”
- Persian: “آبشار اوکسارارفوس”
- Persian: “ابشار اوکسارارفوس”
- Polish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Russian: “Ёксараурфосс”
- Russian: “Эхсараурфосс”
- Spanish: “Öxaráfoss”
- Spanish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Swedish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Turkish: “Öxaráfoss”
- Turkish: “Öxarárfoss”
- Ukrainian: “Ехсараурфосс”
- Western Panjabi: “اوکسارورفوس”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Peningagjá and Hakið.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oxarafoss and Efri-Vellir.
South Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Þingvellir National Park, Vestmannaeyjar, Selfoss, and Hveragerði.
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