Hraunfossar
Hraunfossar is a scenic viewpoint in West Iceland, Iceland. Hraunfossar is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint BARNAFOSS.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hraunfossar and Barnafossar.
Hraunfossar
Waterfall
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull.
Barnafossar
Waterfall
Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnafoss, also known as Bjarnafoss, is a waterfall in Western Iceland on the river Hvítá in Borgarfjörður, about 100 kilometres from Reykjavík. Located directly upstream from Hraunfossar, the two waterfalls flow out of the Hallmundarhraun lava field.
Hraunfossar
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Category: tourism
- Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.70223° or 64° 42′ 8″ northLongitude
-20.978° or 20° 58′ 41″ westOpen location code
99PXP22C+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 1259103338OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Hraunfossar” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Храунфоссар”
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