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Barnafoss is a waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót river in North Iceland.
According to Jón Árnason's folk tales, the farm was formerly named Miðfell and the waterfall was correspondingly called Miðfellsfoss. Both the farm and the waterfall changed their names after an accident a little over three hundred years ago: children playing on the steep meadow that sloped down toward the river were thrown in a barrel down the slope and over the edge of the gorge, drowning in the falls, which thereafter became known as either Barnafellsfoss or Barnafoss.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Barnafoss
Barnafoss is in North Iceland at 65.7482°N, 17.5236°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Barnafoss weather and conditions
At Barnafoss in North Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 21:00 (Iceland time): 5°C, overcast, wind 2 m/s gusting to 5 m/s. Daylight today: 15 h 01 m (sunrise 05:40, sunset 20:41). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 21:00· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Icelandic WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
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