Merkigilsfjall
Merkigilsfjall is a mountain in Skagafjörður, Northwest and has an elevation of 909 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ábæjarkirkja and Ábær.
Ábæjarkirkja
Church
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
Ábæjarkirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Merkigilsfjall.
Ábær
Farm
Ábær is an abandoned farm and church site in Austurdalur, on the eastern bank of the Austari-Jökulsá in Skagafjörður, Iceland. There is a small, concrete church that still stands in Ábær, although it was not consecrated until 1922. Ábær is situated 3 km south of Merkigilsfjall.
Merkigilsfjall
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 909 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagafjörður, Northwest, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.33173° or 65° 19′ 54″ northLongitude
-18.86374° or 18° 51′ 50″ westElevation
909 metres (2,982 feet)Open location code
9CQ384JP+MGGeoNames ID
2628373
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