Snæfellsnes
The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland. The peninsula has a volcanic origin having the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt down its centre, and the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, at its western tip.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in western Iceland
- Also known as: “Snaefellsnes”, “Snæfellsnes Peninsula”, and “Snafellsnes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grundarfjarðarbær.
Grundarfjarðarbær
Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grundarfjarðarbær is a town, which is situated 9 km northwest of Snæfellsnes.
Snæfellsnes
- Category: landform
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Ukrainian: “Снайфедльснес”
- Vlaams: “Snæfellsnes”
- Welsh: “Snaefellsnes”
- Welsh: “Snæfellsnes”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Snæfellsnes”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grundarfjordur and Hraunsfjörður.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Klakkur and Þorgeirsfell.
West Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Borgarnes, Stykkishólmur, Hellissandur, and Snæfellsjökull National Park.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Snæfellsnes”. Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.