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Svöðufoss

Svöðufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Svöðufoss, a waterfall in IcelandEric Kilby · CC BY-SA 2.0
Svöðufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Bromr · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Svöðufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerlingarfoss, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.

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Coordinates64.89523, -23.81186
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 15
  • Hellissandur street art: 2.7 mi
  • Fish huts: 3.5 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 3.7 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 4.0 mi
  • Fálki: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 2.5 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 2.5 mi
  • Pakkhús: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 10.2 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.7 mi
  • Búðahraun: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 11.1 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 11.1 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 11.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Svöðufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaS 171°1,446 m6.4 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaS 174°1,442 m6.7 mi
NorðurþúfaS 171°1,390 m6.3 mi
SandfellS 179°1,217 m6.4 mi
ÞríhyrningurSSE 167°1,191 m5.6 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 91°988 m13.5 mi
KaldnasaborgirE 88°986 m12.9 mi
ÖrnE 93°934 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:50
June solstice02:4122:2200:35
September equinox07:1818:3519:40
December solstice11:44—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4329700043

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