Þistilfjörður
Þistilfjörður is a bay in northeast Iceland, between the Rifstangi and Langanes peninsulas, near the town of Þórshöfn. The name also refers to the region immediately to the southwest of the bay, roughly corresponding to Svalbarðshreppur municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord in Iceland
- Also known as: “Thistilfjördur”, “Tistilfjordur”, “Þistil Fiord”, “Þistil Fjörd”, and “Þistilfjördur”
Þistilfjörður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Langanesbyggð, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Þistilfjörður” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Þistilfjörður”
- Chinese: “锡斯蒂尔湾”
- Dutch: “Þistilfjörður”
- French: “Þistilfjörður”
- German: “Thistilfjördur”
- German: “Þistilfjörður”
- Icelandic: “Þistilfjörður”
- Italian: “Þistilfjörður”
- Korean: “시스틸피외르뒤르”
- Spanish: “Þistilfjörður”
- Swedish: “Thistilfjördur”
- Swedish: “Þistilfjörður”
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