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Tjörnes

Tjörnes is a peninsula situated at the northeast of , between the fjords of and . Tjörnes is known for its particularly dense population of Rock Ptarmigan and the rich fossil record of Miocene - Pliocene age.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in northeast Iceland
  • Also known as: “Tjörnes Peninsula”

Tjörnes

Latitude
66.15183° or 66° 9′ 7″ north
Longitude
-17.08669° or 17° 5′ 12″ west
Elevation
285 metres (935 feet)
Open location code
9CR45W27+P8
Geo­Names ID
2625784
Wiki­data ID
Q1896090
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Tjörnes” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tjörnes”
  • Cebuano: “Tjörnes”
  • Chinese: “毛瑙半岛”
  • Chinese: “毛瑙半島”
  • Dutch: “Tjornes”
  • Dutch: “Tjörnes”
  • French: “Tjörnes”
  • German: “Tjörnes”
  • Icelandic: “Tjörnes”
  • Japanese: “チョールネース”
  • Polish: “Tjörnes”
  • Spanish: “Tjörnes”
  • Swedish: “Tjörnes”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tjörnes”. Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.