Hamarsháls

Hamarsháls is a hill in Westfjords, Iceland and has an elevation of 183 metres. Hamarsháls is situated nearby to the hamlet Drangsnes, as well as near the locality Bjarnarnes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drangsnes and Holmavik.

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 5 km southeast of Hamarsháls.

Holmavik

Village

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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 8 km west of Hamarsháls.

Hamarsháls

Type: Hill with an elevation of 183 metres
Also known as: “Hamarshals”
Category: landform
Location: Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.72723° or 65° 43′ 38″ north

Longitude

-21.49301° or 21° 29′ 35″ west

Elevation

183 metres (600 feet)

Open location code

99QWPGG4+VQ

GeoNames ID

3416586

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In Other Languages

“Hamarsháls” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Hamarsháls”

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