Hálsanefshellir cave
Hálsanefshellir cave is a cave in Mýrdalshreppur, South Iceland. Hálsanefshellir cave is situated nearby to the peak Reynisfjall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: basalt cave in Iceland
- Also known as: “Hálsanefs cave” and “Hálsanefshellir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reynisfjall.
Reynisfjall
Peak
Photo: JavierOlivares, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reynisfjall is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Hálsanefshellir cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vík í Mýrdal.
Vík í Mýrdal
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Vík í Mýrdal, also known as Vík, is a village in South Iceland. The area is dominated by Mýrdalsjökull, the glacier which is home to Katla, one of Iceland's fiercest volcanoes.
Hálsanefshellir cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Mýrdalshreppur, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.40263° or 63° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
-19.03999° or 19° 2′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CM2CX36+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 6648374664OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q27016698
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hálsanefshellir cave” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hálsanefshellir”
- Dutch: “Hálsanefshellir”
- German: “Hálsanefshellir”
- German: “Hálsanefshöhle”
- German: “Höhle Hálsanefshellir”
- Icelandic: “Hálsanefshellir”
- Swedish: “Hálsanefshellir”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reyniskirkja and Black sand beach Vík í Mýrdal.
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