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.

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.

Rif

Village

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Rif is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Saxhólar.

Saxhólar

Type: Crater
Also known as: “Saxholar”
Category: landform
Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.85224° or 64° 51′ 8″ north

Longitude

-23.92586° or 23° 55′ 33″ west

Elevation

85 metres (279 feet)

Open location code

99PRV32F+VM

GeoNames ID

3413644

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Saxhólar” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Saxahváll” (historical)
Icelandic: “Saxahvoll” (historical)
Icelandic: “Saxhólar”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saxhólsdalur and Miðfell.

West Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations

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