Vestmannaeyjar

Vestmannaeyjar is a town on the island of Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest of 15–18 islands in the Westman Islands archipelago, just off the south-west coast of 's mainland.
  • Island
  • Also known as
    “Vestmanna Islands”
    “Westman Islands”
    “Westmanaeyjar”
    “Westmann Islands”
    “Westmannaeyjar”
    “Westmennaeyjar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brandur.
is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of . is situated 3½ km north of Vestmannaeyjar.
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Latitude
63.36229° or 63° 21′ 44″ north
Longitude
-20.39063° or 20° 23′ 26″ west
Open location code
99MX9J65+WP
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Vestmannaeyjar” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভেস্টমান্না দ্বীপপুঞ্জ”
  • Chinese: “韦斯特曼纳群岛”
  • Faroese: “Vestmannaoyggjarnar”
  • Finnish: “Vestmannasaaret”
  • French: “Îles Vestmann”
  • Hebrew: “וסטמאנאאיאר”
  • Hungarian: “Vestmann-szigetek”
  • Japanese: “ヴェストマン諸島”
  • Lithuanian: “Vestmanaejaras”
  • Northern Sami: “Vestmannaeyjabær”
  • Ossetian: “Вестманнаэйяр”
  • Russian: “Вестманнаэйяр”
  • Slovenian: “Vestmanski otoki”
  • Spanish: “Islas Vestman”
  • Swedish: “Västmannaöarna”
  • Turkish: “Vestmann Adaları”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестманнові острови”

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