Skál
Skál is a peak in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland and has an elevation of 287 metres. Skál is situated nearby to the town Olafsvik.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 287 metres
- Description: mountain in Iceland
- Also known as: “Skal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Snekkjufoss and Klukkufoss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olafsvik and Snæfellsjökull National Park.
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.
Snæfellsjökull National Park
Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snæfellsjökull National Park is a national park located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. The park is home to the ice-covered volcanic crater that was the setting for Jules Verne's book Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Skál
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.85805° or 64° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
-23.80621° or 23° 48′ 22″ westElevation
287 metres (942 feet)Open location code
99PRV55V+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4332604633OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Skál from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skál” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skál”
- Dutch: “Skál”
- Icelandic: “Skál”
- Swedish: “Skál”
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Localities in the Area
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