Ytrihólmur

Ytrihólmur is an islet in West Iceland, Iceland. Ytrihólmur is situated nearby to the hamlet Melahverfi, as well as near the neighborhood Lundir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akranes and Grundartangi.

Akranes

Town

Photo: Sigridurld, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akranes is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. Akranes is situated 8 km southwest of Ytrihólmur.

Grundartangi

Locality

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grundartangi is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Ytrihólmur.

Ytrihólmur

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Hólmur ytri”, “Ytri-Hólmur”, and “Ytriholmur”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.37448° or 64° 22′ 28″ north

Longitude

-21.96883° or 21° 58′ 8″ west

Open location code

99PW92FJ+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 7992445

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3411960

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