Helgrindur
Helgrindur is a volcanic mountain range or massif in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula that provides a backdrop to the port of Grundarfjörður. The volcano can be regarded as potentially active, with a risk of lava flows and much more rarely explosive tephra eruptions.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 887 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Лисюскард” and “Хельгриндюр”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Búðir.
Búðir
Locality
Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields… Búðir is situated 8 km south of Helgrindur.
Helgrindur
- Categories: mountain, volcano, Leer, and landform
- Location: Grundarfjarðarbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.89093° or 64° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
-23.34286° or 23° 20′ 34″ west
Elevation
887 metres (2,910 feet)
Open location code
99PRVMR4+9V
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Helgrindur” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Helgrindur”
- Basque: “Lýsuhóll”
- Cebuano: “Helgrindur”
- Dutch: “Helgrindur”
- French: “Helgrindur”
- German: “Helgrindur”
- Icelandic: “Helgrindur”
- Italian: “Helgrindur”
- Ladin: “Helgrindur”
- Luxembourgish: “Helgrindur”
- Polish: “Helgrindur”
- Russian: “Лисюхоудль”
- Swedish: “Helgrindur”
- Venetian: “Helgrindur”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grundarfjordur and Olafsvik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tröllkerling and Stakkfell.
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