Snekkjufoss

Snekkjufoss is a waterfall in , . Snekkjufoss is situated nearby to the volcano , as well as near the peak .
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Klukkufoss and Svöðufoss.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 1¼ km west of Snekkjufoss.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km north of Snekkjufoss.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 4 km northeast of Snekkjufoss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hellissandur and Rif.

Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in . The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Snekkjufoss.

Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 7 km northeast of Snekkjufoss.

Snekkjufoss

Latitude
64.86449° or 64° 51′ 52″ north
Longitude
-23.83777° or 23° 50′ 16″ west
Open location code
99PRV576+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7620519386
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q2137706
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Snekkjufoss” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Snekkjufoss”
  • Icelandic: “Snekkjufoss”
  • Italian: “Snekkjufoss”
  • “Snekkjufoss”

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