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Torlakshofn Destination Guide

Touring Torlakshofn in Iceland

Torlakshofn in the region of South with its 1,262 citizens is a city located in Iceland - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) South-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

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Time in Torlakshofn is now 08:51 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Keflavík. Being here already, consider visiting Sauðárkrókur . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Torlakshofn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Fuglkomin stjörnuspá

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Fuglar geta líka spáð í stjörnurnar. ..

SAFARI ICELAND Geyser, Glacier and Viking Party!

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Safari Iceland Ep.4 of 4- I was finishing up my Iceland trip with a Golden Circle tour (with Scuba Iceland) and then a Viking party with some new friends. Iceland is a beautiful country and I hope you ..


Iceland Trip: Day 7

1:15 min by Dominic Smith
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8 August 2008 From Skaftafell to Þorlákshöfn via lots of waterfalls ..

Labvakar 2009 - Latvian TV show

3:42 min by fjorubordid
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Latvian TV show ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Þorlákshöfn

Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus. The town name is named after Þorlákur Helgi who was bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only viable harbour on Iceland's southern coastline between Grindavík in the west and Höfn in the east, and it serves as the departure point for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include a restaurant, golf course, motocross field, sport complex and swimming pool.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.85 -21.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Flói Nature Reserve

The Flói Nature Reserve is a bird and nature reserve located in southern Iceland. It includes a stretch of the east shore of the Ölfusá River. The reserve measures roughly 1–1.5 km (&#160) wide by 4.5 km long, with an area of about 5 km . It is an Internationally Important Bird Area as recognised by BirdLife International. It is all low-lying wetland, on average only 2 m above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide. There are vistas of the surrounding mountains.

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Located at 63.90 -21.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Protected areas established in 1997, Protected areas of Iceland

Kaldaðarnes

Kaldaðarnes is an ancient farm estate in Iceland on the banks of the Ölfus river, around 8 km west of Selfoss. Records of a farm at this location exist back to year 1200 where it is stated that Kaldaðarnes was one of few farms with rights to offer ferry service across the Ölfus river. At Kaldaðarnes there was a church during Middle Ages and in the church there was a wooden cross that was believed to have healing powers, drawing pilgrims to the church.

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Located at 63.93 -21.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Military history of Iceland during World War II, West Iceland, World War II sites in Iceland

Vífilsfell

Vífilsfell is a subglacial mound in southwestern Iceland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.03 -21.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Iceland West Volcanic Zone, Subglacial mounds, Volcanoes of Iceland

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