Vallahnúkur

Vallahnúkur is a peak in , and has an elevation of 487 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olafsvik and Búðir.

Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 8 km west of Vallahnúkur.

Locality
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is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of , on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of having been Hraunhöfn. is situated 10 km southeast of Vallahnúkur.

Vallahnúkur

Latitude
64.88333° or 64° 53′ north
Longitude
-23.53333° or 23° 32′ west
Elevation
487 metres (1,598 feet)
Open location code
99PRVFM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3412203
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