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Svinafell Destination Guide

Discover Svinafell in Iceland

Svinafell in the region of East is a town located in Iceland - some 153 mi or ( 246 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

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Local time in Svinafell is now 11:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Skaftafell, Sauðárkrókur, Hof, Akureyri, and Egilsstadir. When in this area, you might want to check out Skaftafell . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Svinafell ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Skaftafell

Skaftafell is a preservation area in Öræfi, southeast Iceland. It used to be a manor farm and a national park, but has been a part of Vatnajökull National Park since its establishment in 2008.

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Located at 64.02 -16.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: National parks of Iceland, Protected areas established in 1967, Visitor attractions in Iceland

Svartifoss

Svartifoss (Black Fall) is a waterfall in Skaftafell National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name. Other well-known columnar jointing formations are seen at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Devil's Tower in Wyoming, USA and on the island of Staffa in Scotland. The base of this waterfall is noteworthy for its sharp rocks.

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Located at 64.02 -16.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Columnar basalts

Öræfajökull

Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. It is the largest active volcano in the country, and on its north-western rim is Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak in Iceland. Geographically Öræfajökull is considered part of the Vatnajökull glacier, and the area covered by glacier is inside the bounds of Vatnajökull National Park. Öræfajökull has erupted twice in historical time. In 1362 the volcano erupted explosively, with huge amounts of tephra being ejected.

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Located at 64.00 -16.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Glaciers of Iceland, Mountains of Iceland, South Iceland, Stratovolcanoes, VEI-5 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Iceland, Öræfajökull Belt

Fagurhólsmýri

Fagurhólsmýri is a small village in southern Iceland, located roughly ten kilometres south of the Oraefajokull volcano.

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Located at 63.88 -16.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Skeiðará

The river Skeiðará is a relatively short glacier river (about 30 km long). It has its source on the glacier Skeiðarárjökull, one of the southern arms of the Vatnajökull in the south of Iceland. In spite of the short length, this river has a bad reputation. It is especially feared because of the frequent glacier runs that can be fatal.

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Located at 63.78 -16.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland, South Iceland