Hvalvatn
Sign in to saveThe lake Hvalvatn () is situated east of Hvalfjörður in the western portion of Iceland. It lies to the east of the tuya Hvalfell . The surface measures , and its greatest depth is .
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- Aerial photograph of the region: Hvalvatn near Hvalfell and in front of Botnssúlur; air pollution caused by Bárðarbunga eruptions (October 2014)
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- Location of Hvalvatn in Iceland.
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The lake Hvalvatn () is situated east of Hvalfjörður in the western portion of Iceland. It lies to the east of the tuya Hvalfell . The surface measures , and its greatest depth is .
Not far from Hvalvatn is Glymur, the second highest waterfall in the country. Hiking trails lead both to the lake and to the waterfall.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hvalvatn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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