Vogar
Vogar is a hamlet in Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast and has about 58 residents. Vogar is situated nearby to the village Reykjahlíð, as well as near the locality Neslönd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grjótagjá and Reykjahlíð Mývatn Airport.
Grjótagjá
Cave
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grjótagjá is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn in Iceland. It has a thermal spring inside. In early 18th century the outlaw Jón Markússon lived there and used the cave for bathing.
Reykjahlíð Mývatn Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mývatn Airport is an airport serving Reykjahlíð, Iceland. The Lake Mývatn area is a nature preserve of volcanic origin. Reykjahlíð Mývatn Airport is situated 3½ km north of Vogar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reykjahlíð and Námaskarð.
Reykjahlíð
Village
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Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake.
Námaskarð
Locality
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Námaskarð is a locality, which is situated 5 km northeast of Vogar.
Vogar
- Type: Hamlet with 58 residents
- Also known as: “Vogar við Mývatn”
- Category: locality
- Location: Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.6236° or 65° 37′ 25″ northLongitude
-16.91837° or 16° 55′ 6″ westPopulation
58Elevation
281 metres (922 feet)Open location code
9CQ5J3FJ+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2807529116OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2625204
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In Other Languages
“Vogar” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Вогар”
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