Bolungarvík is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately 14 km from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík. Bolungarvik is situated 5 km north of Gil.

Hnífsdalur

Village

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Hnífsdalur is a small village in the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær, located between Bolungarvík and Ísafjörður. The literal meaning of the name is "Knife's Valley". Hnífsdalur is situated 7 km east of Gil.

Ísafjörður

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Ísafjörður is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjarðardjúp.

Gil

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.11398° or 66° 6′ 50″ north

Longitude

-23.2688° or 23° 16′ 8″ west

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

99RR4P7J+HF

GeoNames ID

3417066

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