Haugsvatn

Haugsvatn is a lake in Westfjords, Iceland. Haugsvatn is situated nearby to the village Holmavik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holmavik and Drangsnes.

Holmavik

Village

Hólmavík is a village in the western part of Iceland, by Steingrímsfjörður. It is the largest settlement in Strandir and serves as a centre of commerce for the county. Holmavik is situated 6 km southwest of Haugsvatn.

Drangsnes

Hamlet

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Drangsnes is a small town in the northwestern part of Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and around 11.21 km from Hólmavík. It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality and only has 67 inhabitants. Drangsnes is situated 9 km southeast of Haugsvatn.

Haugsvatn

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.74841° or 65° 44′ 54″ north

Longitude

-21.57462° or 21° 34′ 29″ west

Elevation

207 metres (679 feet)

Open location code

99QWPCXG+95

GeoNames ID

3416537

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In Other Languages

“Haugsvatn” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Haugsvatn”

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