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Kalfholt Destination Guide

Delve into Kalfholt in Iceland

Kalfholt in the region of South is a city in Iceland - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) South-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kalfholt

Current time in Kalfholt is now 05:05 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Villingaholt, Vetleifsholtshverfi, and Tykkvibar. While being here, make sure to check out Sauðárkrókur . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kalfholt ? 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

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.

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Located at 63.92 -20.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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.

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Located at 63.95 -20.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 20th-century church buildings, Churches in Iceland, Religious buildings completed in 1902

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.

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Located at 63.78 -20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland, South Iceland

Ytri-Rangá

Ytri-Rangá is a river in Iceland popular for salmon fishing. It is over 55 kilometres long, rising north of Hekla, passing to the west of Hella before, 10 kilometres further south, joining with the river Þverá to become the Hólsá.

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Located at 63.78 -20.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland

Grímsnes

Grímsnes is a fissure or crater row volcano located in southwestern Iceland, a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula. The elevation at its apex is 214 meters. Tephrochronology approximates the volcano's last eruption as 3500 BC. The individual volcanoes in the area include Kerið,a lake-filled volcanic crater. The Grímsneshraun lava-fields in the area cover a total of 54 km .

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Located at 64.03 -20.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dormant volcanoes, Fissure vents, Iceland West Volcanic Zone, VEI-3 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Iceland