Hestskarð

Hestskarð is a pass in , and has an elevation of 413 metres. Hestskarð is situated nearby to the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Siglufjörður Airport and The Herring Era Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is an aerodrome, which is situated 3 km northwest of Hestskarð.

Museum
is located in , . It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the European Museum Award. is situated 3½ km northwest of Hestskarð.

Lighthouse
Photo: Bjorn.thorvaldsson.is, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km north of Hestskarð.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siglufjörður.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of . 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.

Hestskarð

Latitude
66.1263° or 66° 7′ 35″ north
Longitude
-18.84876° or 18° 50′ 56″ west
Elevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)
Open location code
9CR345G2+GF
Geo­Names ID
2630475
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