Geiteyjarströnd

Geiteyjarströnd is a farm in Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast. Geiteyjarströnd is situated nearby to the hamlet Vogar, as well as near the locality Neslönd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mývatn and Grjótagjá.

Mývatn

Photo: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0.

Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake.

Grjótagjá

Cave

Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grjótagjá is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn in Iceland. It has a thermal spring inside. In early 18th century the outlaw Jón Markússon lived there and used the cave for bathing. Grjótagjá is situated 3½ km northeast of Geiteyjarströnd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykjahlíð and Námaskarð.

Reykjahlíð

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake. Reykjahlíð is situated 4½ km north of Geiteyjarströnd.

Námaskarð

Locality

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Námaskarð is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Geiteyjarströnd.

Geiteyjarströnd

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Geiteyjarstroend”
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.60319° or 65° 36′ 12″ north

Longitude

-16.92938° or 16° 55′ 46″ west

Elevation

280 metres (919 feet)

Open location code

9CQ5J33C+76

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2807648561

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

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