Kambsheiði

Kambsheiði is a heath in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olafsvik and Arnarstapi.

Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the 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. is situated 7 km northwest of Kambsheiði.

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, often called Stapi, is a small fishing and tourism village on the southern coast of the in . It lies beneath the distinctive mountain Stapafell, close to , and is best known for its basalt sea cliffs, natural rock arches, seabird colonies and coastal walking trail to Hellnar.

Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a national park located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in . 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.

Kambsheiði

Latitude
64.84297° or 64° 50′ 35″ north
Longitude
-23.61216° or 23° 36′ 44″ west
Elevation
426 metres (1,398 feet)
Open location code
99PRR9VQ+54
Geo­Names ID
3415546
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In Other Languages

“Kambsheiði” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Kambsheiði”
  • Icelandic: “Kambsheiðr” (historical)
  • Icelandic: “Kambsheiður” (historical)

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