Fjaðrárgljúfur
Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon in south east Iceland. The Fjaðrá river flows through it. The canyon has steep walls and winding water. It is up to 100 m deep and about 2 kilometres long.- Type: Tourist attraction with an elevation of 114 metres
- Description: valley in Iceland
- Also known as: “Fjadra”, “Fjaðrá”, and “Fjadrargljufur”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
Fjaðrárgljúfur
- Categories: canyon and tourism
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.7726° or 63° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude
-18.17372° or 18° 10′ 25″ west
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9CM3QRFG+2G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Fjaðrárgljúfur” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Cebuano: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Chinese: “羽毛河大峽谷”
- Chinese: “菲亚德拉峡谷”
- Czech: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Dutch: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- French: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- German: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Hebrew: “פיאד’ראורקלובור”
- Icelandic: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Italian: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Latvian: “Fjādraurgljūfirs”
- Low German: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Polish: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Portuguese: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Spanish: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
- Swedish: “Fjaðrárgljúfur”
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Places to explore: Skaftártunga and Eldjá.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mögárfoss and Skaftáreldahraun.
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