Kirkjugólf
Kirkjugólf is in Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland. Kirkjugólf is situated nearby to the church Kapellan á Kirkjubæjarklaustri, as well as near the museum Kirkjubaejarstofa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tillea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Systrafoss.
Systrafoss
Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Systrafoss is a waterfall in Iceland, found at Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Skaftárhreppur in the Suðurland region. Systrafoss is situated 1 km southwest of Kirkjugólf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur, 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 Höfn.
Kirkjugólf
- Type: Rock
- Description: top of basalt columns in Iceland
- Categories: natural monument, columnar basalt, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.79522° or 63° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-18.0461° or 18° 2′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CM3QXW3+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 720033031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3197399
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Kirkjugólf” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kirkjugólf”
- French: “Kirkjugolf”
- French: “Kirkjugólf”
- German: “Kirkjugólf”
- Icelandic: “Kirkjugólf”
- Spanish: “Kirkjugólf”
- Swedish: “Kirkjugólf”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkjugólf and Kapellan á Kirkjubæjarklaustri.
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