Tröllafoss

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Tröllafoss
The Tröllafoss

The Tröllafoss

Coordinates 64 ° 12 '37.1 "  N , 21 ° 32' 9.6"  W Coordinates: 64 ° 12 '37.1 "  N , 21 ° 32' 9.6"  W.
Tröllafoss (Iceland)
Tröllafoss
place Höfuðborgarsvæðið , Iceland
height 10 m
flow LeirvogsáFaxaflói

The Tröllafoss ( isl. Tröll = "trolls", foss = "waterfall") is a waterfall in the area around the capital of Iceland .

This 10 m high waterfall in the Leirvogsá is about 2 km north of the Þingvallavegurs S36 , but can be reached via paths to the homesteads.

Trivia

Tröllafoss was the name of the Eimskip shipping company's largest ship at the time . It was built in Los Angeles in 1948 and sold to South Korea in 1964 , where it ran aground and was lost in 1973.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Tröllfossar, (Trollafoss, Tröllafossar). Retrieved April 3, 2019 .