Urriðafoss

Urriðafoss is a waterfall located in the river in southwest . With a flow rate of 360 m³/s, it has the highest average water flow of any waterfall in Iceland, and the second highest in behind the Rheinfall.
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Urriðafoss

Latitude
63.9249° or 63° 55′ 30″ north
Longitude
-20.67194° or 20° 40′ 19″ west
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Width
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
99MXW8FH+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331229375
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q1546828
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Urriðafoss” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Urriðafoss瀑布”
  • Danish: “Urriðafoss”
  • Dutch: “Urridafoss”
  • Dutch: “Urriðafoss”
  • Finnish: “Urriðafoss”
  • French: “Urriðafoss”
  • German: “Urridafoss”
  • German: “Urriðafoss”
  • German: “Urrithafoss”
  • Icelandic: “Urriðafoss”
  • Italian: “Urriðafoss”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Urriðafoss”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Urriðafoss”
  • Portuguese: “Urriðafoss”
  • Russian: “Урридафосс”
  • Spanish: “Urriðafoss”
  • Swedish: “Urriðafoss”

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