Snæfellsnes

The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of , in western . The peninsula has a volcanic origin having the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt down its centre, and the volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, at its western tip.
Wikipedia
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  • Peninsula
  • …has 3,920 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 508 metres (1,667 feet)
  • Description: peninsula in western Iceland
  • Also known as
    “Snæfellsnes Peninsula”
    “Snafellsnes”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grundarfjarðarbær.

Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 9 km northwest of Snæfellsnes.

Snæfellsnes

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Latitude
64.87022° or 64° 52′ 13″ north
Longitude
-23.11364° or 23° 6′ 49″ west
Open location code
99PRVVCP+3G
Geo­Names ID
3413200
Wiki­data ID
Q593025

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Snæfellsnes” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Azerbaijani: “Snayfedlsnes”
  • Basque: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Belarusian: “Паўвостраў Снайфельснес”
  • Belarusian: “Снайфельснес”
  • Belarusian: “Снайфэльснэс”
  • Bulgarian: “Снайфедлснес”
  • Catalan: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Catalan: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Cebuano: “Snæfellsnes (lawis)”
  • Cebuano: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Chinese: “斯奈山半岛”
  • Chinese: “斯奈山半島”
  • Czech: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Danish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Dutch: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Dutch: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Estonian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Finnish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • French: “Snaefellsnes”
  • French: “Snæfellsnes”
  • German: “Snaefellsnes”
  • German: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Hebrew: “סניפלסנס”
  • Hungarian: “Snæfellsnes-félsziget”
  • Icelandic: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Italian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Japanese: “スナイフェルス半島”
  • Korean: “스나이펠스네스 반도”
  • Korean: “스나이펠스네스반도”
  • Low German: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Luxembourgish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Norwegian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Snaefellsnes”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Snæfellsnes”
  • Polish: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Polish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Portuguese: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Russian: “Снайфедльснес”
  • Russian: “Снайфельснес”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Silesian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Slovenian: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Slovenian: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Spanish: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Spanish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Swedish: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Swedish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Turkish: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Ukrainian: “Снайфедльснес”
  • Vlaams: “Snæfellsnes”
  • Welsh: “Snaefellsnes”
  • Welsh: “Snæfellsnes”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klakkur and Þorgeirsfell.

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