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.

Rif

Village

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Rif is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Ölkelda.

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.

Ölkelda

Type: Hill with an elevation of 163 metres
Also known as: “OElkelda”
Category: landform
Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.88333° or 64° 53′ north

Longitude

-23.7° or 23° 42′ west

Elevation

163 metres (535 feet)

Open location code

99PRV8M2+82

GeoNames ID

3414068

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ölkelda” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Ölkelda”

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