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.- Bay
- Description: fjord in Iceland
- Also known as“Tistilfjordur”“Þistil Fiord”“Þistil Fjörd”
Þistilfjörður
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Latitude
66.32298° or 66° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
-15.46355° or 15° 27′ 49″ west
Open location code
9CR68GFP+5H
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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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