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Hafur Destination Guide

Touring Hafur in Iceland

Hafur in the region of South is a city located in Iceland - some 44 mi or ( 70 km ) South-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hafur

Time in Hafur is now 10:43 AM (Thursday) . 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, Villingaholt, Tykkvibar, and Tjorsarbru. 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 Hafur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Traditional Icelandic food and drink ;-)

2:26 min by Damitarosie
Views: 10474 Rating: 4.73

Some of our Traditional food and drink :-) ..

waterfall, iceland, Gullfoss

0:20 min by koddinn
Views: 1173 Rating: 4.00

waterfall ..


Iceland: Melting Solheimajokull Glacier

0:30 min by 70sproperpasty
Views: 301 Rating: 5.00

Another video from my day trip on the South Shore Adventure run by Reykjavik Excursions in Iceland (June 2009). This is a short video showing the meltwater from Solheimajokull glacier which is receedi ..

My trip to Brussel

4:08 min by Damitarosie
Views: 258 Rating: 5.00

This year our dad took me and my two sister to Brussel Belgium here is a short video I hope you like it and I dont make you sea sick LOL ;) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Þjórsá

Þjórsá is Iceland's longest river at 230 kilometers. It is in the southern region of the island. Þjórsá is a glacier river has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland. Further downstream, another river, the Tungnaá, flows into it, before it enters the lowlands. There it passes the valley of Þjórsárdalur (Thjorsardalur) where the historical farm of Stöng is located.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.78 -20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland, South Iceland

MV Vikartindur

MV Vikartindur was a German registered 8,633 ton container ship that became stranded on a beach on the south coast of Iceland on March 5, 1997 while en route from Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Isles, to Reykjavík. She suffered engine failure at 1200 in stormy conditions and, although able to restart her main engine, she was not able to generate enough power to prevent the gale force winds from blowing her towards shore.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.73 -20.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Container ships, Maritime incidents in 1997, Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Urriðafoss

Urriðafoss is a waterfall located in the river Þjórsá in southwest Iceland. In the early days of power companies plans were to build a power plant in Urriðafoss and make a railway to Reykjavík from the waterfall. It did not happen but now Landsvirkjun is planning to build hydropower stations on the lower part of Þjórsár river, at Urriðafoss and Núpur. The proposed Urriðafoss Power Plant is expected to have a capacity of approximately 125 MW and a power-generating capacity of 930 GWh per year.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.92 -20.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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Hraungerðiskirkja

Hraungerðiskirkja is a church in Flóahreppur, Iceland. Designed by architect Eiríkur Gíslason frá Bitru, it was established in 1902.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.95 -20.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 20th-century church buildings, Churches in Iceland, Religious buildings completed in 1902