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Svodufoss

Rif / Hellissandur / Snaefellsnes, West Region (Vesturland), Iceland

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Svodufoss (or more accurately Svöðufoss; I think is pronounced “SVUEW-thoo-foss”) looked like a big and interesting waterfall, especially considering it was fronting the Snæfellsjökull (“SNAYE-fells-yuk-ul”) Glacier. Unfortunately, I couldn’t figure out how to get a better and closer look at this waterfall so I had to settle for the photo you see at the top of this page. I only read after the fact that you’re supposed to walk to access the falls, but I recalled seeing many fences erected to mark the surrounding farmlands so it still wasn’t clear to me how it would be possible unless there was better signage to figure out how to get closer on foot.

It’s interesting to note that the Snæfellsjökull Glacier was the place where the main characters in Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth” started their journey. Although we didn’t do it, it might be possible to access the glacier via tour (possibly out of the town of Hellissandur to the northwest of the glacier and Svöðufoss waterfall.

Just a kilometer east of Svöðufoss was Hólmskelsárfoss (I previously thought it was Kerlingarfoss). Access was said to be via a real bumpy road, but during our visit, we had trouble getting close to it as well.

While we’re on the topic of striking out with these waterfalls, I also couldn’t figure out what Svöðufoss meant in Icelandic. However Hólmskelsárfoss may have something to do with “isle”, “shells” and “river” (though I’m not totally sure on that one either).

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Tagged with: rif, hellissandur, olafsvik, snaefellsjokull, snaefellsnes, west region, vesturland, iceland, waterfall, kerlingarfoss, holmskelsarfoss



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Amateur Photographer (Svodufoss) September 17, 2008 10:48 pm by R Bergstad - In 1989 I saw beautiful Svöðufoss waterfall and was amazed. I shot a photo and here it is. ...Read More

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