Vallahnúkur
Vallahnúkur is a peak in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland and has an elevation of 487 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olafsvik and Búðir.
Olafsvik
Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes 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. Olafsvik is situated 8 km west of Vallahnúkur.
Búðir
Locality
Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn. Búðir is situated 10 km southeast of Vallahnúkur.
Vallahnúkur
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 487 metres
- Also known as: “Vallahnukur” and “Vallnahnúkur”
- Category: landform
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.88333° or 64° 53′ northLongitude
-23.53333° or 23° 32′ westElevation
487 metres (1,598 feet)Open location code
99PRVFM8+8MGeoNames ID
3412203
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