Skinnastaður
Skinnastaður is a farm and rectory in northeastern Iceland, north of Vatnajökull National Park and 25 km from Dettifoss. It is a part of the Norðurþing municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Farm
- Description: human settlement in Iceland
- Also known as: “Skinnastaðir” and “Skinnastadur”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ásbyrgi.
Ásbyrgi
Locality
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ásbyrgi is a glacial canyon and forest in the north of Iceland, located approximately 38 kilometres east of Húsavík on the Diamond Circle road. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Vatnajökull National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and over 1 km wide. Ásbyrgi is situated 8 km south of Skinnastaður.
Skinnastaður
- Categories: human settlement and agriculture
- Location: Norðurþing, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Skinnastaður” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Skinnastadur”
- French: “Skinnastadur”
- French: “Skinnastaður”
- Icelandic: “Skinnastaður”
- Irish: “Skinnastadur”
- Polish: “Skinnastadur”
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