Stóra-Virki
Stóra-Virki is a farm in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland. Stóra-Virki is situated nearby to the village Rif, as well as near the hamlet Gufuskálar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rif Airport and Svöðufoss.
Rif Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rif Airport is an airport serving Ólafsvík and Hellissandur, Iceland. It is located near Rif, a coastal village in the Western Region. Rwy 06 length includes a 1,250 feet displaced threshold.
Kerlingarfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerlingarfoss is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ km south of Stóra-Virki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rif and Hellissandur.
Hellissandur
Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
Hellissandur is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.
Olafsvik
Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 6 km southeast of Stóra-Virki.
Stóra-Virki
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Stora-Virki”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.91667° or 64° 55′ northLongitude
-23.81667° or 23° 49′ westOpen location code
99PRW58M+M8GeoNames ID
3412962
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In Other Languages
“Stóra-Virki” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Stóra-Virki”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gufuskálar and Öndverðarnes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keflavík and Búrfell.
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