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Vadlakir Destination Guide

Discover Vadlakir in Iceland

Vadlakir in the region of South is a place located in Iceland - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vadlakir

Local time in Vadlakir is now 10:43 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Laugardalir. When in this area, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vadlakir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Selfoss and Hekla (Traveline Iceland)

3:11 min by zemiamedia
Views: 2979 Rating: 5.00

Follow us on Facebook, www.facebook.com From Gesthus in Selfoss, we approach the Majestic Hekla, one of the most active volcanoes in the history of Iceland. ..

2karlar ft. Hecter Bruce - Selfoss

2:19 min by Tukarlar
Views: 1132 Rating: 4.00

This video is filmed in Selfoss Iceland ..


Medley of 3 (I´m yours/Collide/Here without you)

2:47 min by Jørn Idar Kvig
Views: 874 Rating: 5.00

Read this info! The whole idea of this song is 3! 3 songs 3 contries 3 ukuleles 3 seasons The songs are as following; "I´m yours" by Jason Mraz "Collide" by Howie Day "Here without you" by 3 Doors Dow ..

27/28 March 2010 Volcanic eruption Iceland Europe

1:14 min by varuns
Views: 677 Rating: 5.00

27/28 March 2010 Volcanic eruption Iceland Europe Pictures from the trip at: www.flickr.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kerið

Kerið (occasionally Anglicized as Kerith or Kerid) is a volcanic crater lake located in the Grímsnes area in south Iceland, on the popular tourist route known as the Golden Circle. It is one of several crater lakes in the area, known as Iceland's Western Volcanic Zone, which includes the Reykjanes peninsula and the Langjökull Glacier, created as the land moved over a localized hotspot, but it is the one that has the most visually recognizable caldera still intact.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.04 -20.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Dormant volcanoes, Iceland West Volcanic Zone, Volcanoes 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 5 km away
Tags: Dormant volcanoes, Fissure vents, Iceland West Volcanic Zone, VEI-3 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Iceland

2008 Iceland earthquake

The 2008 Iceland earthquake, magnitude 6.3, struck on May 29, 2008 at 15:46 UTC. There were no human fatalities, but 30 injuries were reported and a number of sheep were killed. The epicenter of the earthquake was between the towns of Hveragerði and Selfoss, about 45 kilometers east-southeast of the capital, Reykjavík. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Iceland since the summer of 2000.

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Located at 63.99 -21.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in Iceland, Earthquakes in Iceland, Geography of Iceland

Ölfusá

The Ölfusá is a river in Iceland. It is formed when the rivers Hvítá and Sog combine, just north of the town of Selfoss and flows for 25 km into the Atlantic ocean. It is Iceland's largest river with an average flow of 423 m³/s. Its discharge area is 5760 km². The Ölfusá has a strong salmon fishing industry. The Flói Nature Reserve is located on its eastern shore where it meets the sea.

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Located at 63.99 -20.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland

Sog River

Sog is the largest freshwater river in Iceland in terms of water volume. Average flow is 110 m³/s. It runs from Lake Þingvallavatn for 21.9km to its confluence with the river Hvítá, forming the river Ölfusá which then runs for another 25 km into the Atlantic Ocean. There are three hydroelectric power stations in the river: Ljósafossstöð (15 MW), Írafossstöð(48 MW) and Steingrímsstöð(27 MW). Sog River runs through two lakes, Lake Úlfljótsvatn and Lake Álftavatn.

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Located at 64.09 -21.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland