Siglufjarðarkaupstaður
Siglufjarðarkaupstaður is a locality in Northwest, Iceland. Siglufjarðarkaupstaður is situated nearby to the locality Steinaflatir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Selvíkurnef and The Herring Era Museum.
The Herring Era Museum
Museum
The Herring Era Museum is located in Siglufjörður, Iceland. It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the European Museum Award. The Herring Era Museum is situated 4 km southwest of Siglufjarðarkaupstaður.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siglufjörður.
Siglufjörður
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Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabitants.
Siglufjarðarkaupstaður
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Siglufjardarkaupstadur” and “Siglufjörður”
- Location: Northwest, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.1667° or 66° 10′ northLongitude
-18.8333° or 18° 50′ westElevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Open location code
9CR35588+MMGeoNames ID
2627132
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