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Langholt Destination Guide

Discover Langholt in Iceland

Langholt in the region of South is a town located in Iceland - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Langholt

Local time in Langholt is now 01:47 PM (Friday) . 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: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Reykjavík, Borgarnes, and Egilsstadir. When in this area, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Langholt ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon in south east Iceland which is up to 100 m deep and about 2 kilometres long, with the Fjaðrá river flowing through it. It is located near the Ring Road, not far from the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The canyon was created by progressive erosion by flowing water from glaciers through the rocks and palagonite over millennia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.77 -18.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Europe, Valleys of Iceland

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

The village Kirkjubæjarklaustur is a village in the south of Iceland on the hringvegur (road no. 1 or Ring Road) between Vík í Mýrdal and Höfn. It is part of the municipality of Skaftárhreppur with about 120 inhabitants.

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Located at 63.78 -18.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: History of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland, Populated places on Iceland's Route 1

Skaftárhreppur

Skaftárhreppur is a municipality in southern Iceland. As of January 2011, it had a total population of 446 and a population density of 0.07 per square kilometre. The total area was 6946 km². The largest settlement is Kirkjubæjarklaustur.

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Located at 63.79 -18.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland