Fróðárheiði
Fróðárheiði is a heath in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olafsvik and Búðir.
Olafsvik
Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Olafsvik is situated 9 km northwest of Fróðárheiði.
Búðir
Locality
Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn. Búðir is situated 9 km east of Fróðárheiði.
Fróðárheiði
- Type: Heath
- Also known as: “Frodarheidi”
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.85262° or 64° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
-23.55956° or 23° 33′ 34″ westElevation
244 metres (801 feet)Open location code
99PRVC3R+25GeoNames ID
3417250
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In Other Languages
“Fróðárheiði” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Fróðárheiði”
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