Jökulfirðir
The Jökulfirðir form a system of five fjords in Westfjords, Iceland, situated north of Ísafjarðardjúp and south of the Hornstrandir peninsula. They are named for Drangajökull, a glacier situated to the southeast of the fjords.Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjords in Iceland
- Also known as: “Jokul Fiord”, “Jokulfirdir”, “Jökulfirdir”, “Jökulfirður”, and “Jökuls Fjord”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hesteyri.
Hesteyri
Locality
Photo: Denis DespaiR, CC BY 3.0.
The Jökulfirðir form a system of five fjords in Westfjords, Iceland, situated north of Ísafjarðardjúp and south of the Hornstrandir peninsula. They are named for Drangajökull, a glacier situated to the southeast of the fjords. Hesteyri is situated 7 km northwest of Jökulfirðir.
Jökulfirðir
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jökulfirðir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jökulfirðir”
- Dutch: “Jökulfirðir”
- Esperanto: “Jökulfirðir”
- French: “Jökulfirðir”
- German: “Jökulfirðir”
- Hungarian: “Jökulfirðir”
- Icelandic: “Jökulfirðir”
- Italian: “Jökulfirðir”
- Spanish: “Jökulfirðir”
- Swedish: “Jökulfirðir”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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