Vatnsnes

Vatnsnes is a peninsula jutting into in northern . It is surrounded by waters of on the west and Húnafjörður on the east. It is home to one of the largest seal colonies in Iceland, among others at Hindisvík and Ósar.
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Latitude
65.59064° or 65° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
-20.74959° or 20° 44′ 59″ west
Open location code
99QXH7R2+75
Geo­Names ID
3412128
Wiki­data ID
Q1515196

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Vatnsnes” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Vatnsnes yarımadası”
  • Belarusian: “Ватнснес”
  • Catalan: “Vatnsnes”
  • Cebuano: “Vatnsnes”
  • Chinese: “瓦斯半岛”
  • Dutch: “Vatnsnes”
  • French: “Vatnsnes”
  • German: “Vatnsnes”
  • Icelandic: “Vatnsnes”
  • Italian: “Vatnsnes”
  • Polish: “Vatnsnes”
  • Russian: “Ватнснес”
  • Spanish: “Vatnsnes”
  • Swedish: “Vatnsnes”

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