South Iceland

South Iceland is the region of along the North Atlantic Ocean. South Iceland's charm lies in its many large and impressive waterfalls and glaciers, unique geology and fascinating medieval history.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Þingvellir National Park and Vestmannaeyjar.

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is a world-heritage national park in South Iceland. The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.

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is a town on the island of Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest of 15–18 islands in the Westman Islands archipelago, just off the south-west coast of 's mainland.

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is the largest town in South Iceland. Although it sits by a beautiful spot by the Ölfusá river, it's too close to places like and to be noticed, and too close to for most people to think of it as a place to stay the night.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Hveragerði and Vík í Mýrdal.

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is a town of 3,000 people in South Iceland. is uniquely located in a geothermally active area. Its name is derived from an Icelandic word for hot spring - hver.

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, 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.

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, often called Klaustur is a village in South Iceland. With a population of around 160, it is the closest thing to an urban area within a vast municipality called Skaftárhreppur, and it's the only proper service centre on the almost 300km stretch of the ring road between Vík and .

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is a small village with a population of roughly 25 at the south end of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier in South Iceland. The area is known for its waterfall, Skógafoss.

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is a remote encampment in South Iceland. Many volcanic phenomena can be seen in the area. is part of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve.

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is a village in South Iceland, 97 km east of the capital city, . It's an important base for adventures into the highlands, to places such as Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk.

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is a fishing village on the south coast of with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.

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is a town on the southern coast of .

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, or Uppsveitir Árnessýslu in Icelandic, is a rural area in South Iceland, home to many of the country's most famous attractions.

South Iceland

Latitude of center
64° north
Longitude of center
-19° or 19° west
Population
28,400
Elevation
565 metres (1,854 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3337406
Wiki­data ID
Q204796
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yakut—“South Iceland” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Rajoni Jugor”
  • Amharic: “ደቡብ”
  • Arabic: “الإقليم الجنوبي”
  • Armenian: “Սյուդյուրլանդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənub”
  • Azerbaijani: “Südürland”
  • Basque: “Suðurland”
  • Bavarian: “Suðurland”
  • Belarusian: “Судурланд”
  • Belarusian: “Судурлянд”
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ”
  • Bengali: “সাউদার্ন অঞ্চল”
  • Breton: “Suðurland”
  • Catalan: “Sudurland”
  • Catalan: “Suðurland”
  • Cebuano: “Suðurland”
  • Chinese: “Suðurland”
  • Chinese: “南部区”
  • Chinese: “南部區”
  • Croatian: “Suðurland”
  • Czech: “Suðurland”
  • Danish: “Suðurland”
  • Dutch: “Sudhurland”
  • Dutch: “Sudurland”
  • Dutch: “Suðurland”
  • Esperanto: “Sudolando”
  • Esperanto: “Suðurland”
  • Estonian: “Suðurland”
  • Faroese: “Suðurland”
  • Finnish: “Sudurland”
  • Finnish: “Suðurland”
  • French: “Islande méridionale”
  • French: “Sud”
  • French: “Sudurland”
  • French: “Suðurland”
  • Galician: “Suðurland”
  • Georgian: “სუდურლანდი”
  • Georgian: “სუდურლენდი”
  • German: “Süden”
  • German: “Sudurland”
  • German: “Suðurland”
  • Greek: “Νότια Ισλανδία”
  • Gujarati: “દક્ષિણી પ્રદેશ”
  • Hausa: “Kudu”
  • Hebrew: “דרום איסלנד”
  • Hebrew: “סוד’ורלנד”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिणी क्षेत्र”
  • Hungarian: “Déli régió (Izland)”
  • Hungarian: “Déli régió”
  • Icelandic: “Suðurland Íslands”
  • Icelandic: “Suðurland”
  • Indonesian: “Region Selatan, Islandia”
  • Indonesian: “Sudurland”
  • Indonesian: “Suðurland”
  • Irish: “Suðurland”
  • Italian: “Islanda meridionale”
  • Italian: “Sudurland”
  • Italian: “Suðurland”
  • Japanese: “アイスランド南部地方”
  • Japanese: “南”
  • Japanese: “南アイスランド”
  • Javanese: “Kidul”
  • Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ವಲಯ”
  • Kazakh: “Оңтүстік”
  • Kirghiz: “Түштүк”
  • Korean: “쉬뒤를란드”
  • Latin: “Suðurland”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidu reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Sudurlandas”
  • Low German: “Suðurland”
  • Macedonian: “Јужен регион”
  • Macedonian: “Јужен Регион”
  • Malay: “Selatan”
  • Malay: “Southern Region”
  • Marathi: “दक्षिणी प्रदेश”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Suðurland”
  • Northern Frisian: “Suðurland”
  • Northern Sami: “Suðurland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sudurland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Suðurland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Suðurland”
  • Norwegian: “Suðurland”
  • Oromo: “Kibba”
  • Panjabi: “ਦੱਖਣ”
  • Persian: “جنوب”
  • Persian: “سودورلاند”
  • Persian: “منطقه جنوبی ایسلند”
  • Polish: “Okręg Południowy”
  • Polish: “Suðurland”
  • Portuguese: “Região Sul”
  • Portuguese: “Suðurland”
  • Portuguese: “Sul”
  • Pushto: “جنوب”
  • Pushto: “سودورلند”
  • Russian: “Судурланд”
  • Russian: “Сюдюрланд”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Suðurland”
  • Serbian: “Sidirtland”
  • Serbian: “Сидиртланд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Suðurland”
  • Sinhala: “දකුණු කලාපය”
  • Slovenian: “Južna regija”
  • Slovenian: “Sudurland”
  • Slovenian: “Suðurland”
  • Somali: “Koonfur”
  • Spanish: “Meridional”
  • Spanish: “Región Suðurland”
  • Spanish: “Sudurland”
  • Spanish: “Suðurland”
  • Swahili: “Kusini”
  • Swedish: “Södra Island”
  • Swedish: “Sudhurland”
  • Swedish: “Suðurland”
  • Swedish: “Syd”
  • Tajik: “Ҷануб”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு பகுதி”
  • Tatar: “Көньяк”
  • Telugu: “దక్షిణ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “เซ้าท์เทิร์น รีเจี้ยน”
  • Turkish: “Güney Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Güney İzlanda”
  • Turkish: “Sudurland”
  • Turkish: “Suðurland”
  • Ukrainian: “Судурланд”
  • Ukrainian: “Сюдюрланд”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی ریجن”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی علاقہ”
  • Uzbek: “Janubiy”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực Southern”
  • Welsh: “Rhanbarth y De”
  • Welsh: “Suðurland”
  • Wu Chinese: “南部区 (冰岛)”
  • Wu Chinese: “南部区（冰岛）”
  • Yakut: “Сюдюрланд”

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