Barnafossar, Reykholt

Name: Barnafossar
Address: Reykholt, Iceland

#1 among attractions in Reykholt

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Waterfall

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Barnafoss is also known as Bjarnafoss, which was its previous name. Barnafoss is near Hraunfossar which burst out of Hallmundarhraun which is a great lava plain. Barnafoss is a waterfall in Western Iceland, about 100 kilometres from Reykjavík. Barnafoss is on the river Hvítá in Borgarfjörður. Hraunfossar flows out of a lava field into Hvítá near Barnafoss, creating a stunning scenery. ()

Local name: Barnafoss Coordinates: 64°42'6"N, 20°58'25"W

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Reykholt Iceland

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Barnafossar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Víðgelmir, Hraunfossar.

6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Víðgelmir
155 min walk • Víðgelmir is a lava tube situated in the Hallmundarhraun lava field in west Iceland, around 2 km southeast of Fljótstunga farm in Hvítársíða, Borgarfjörður.
~1130 ftW
Park, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Hraunfossar
6 min walk • Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull.