Fróðárheiði

Fróðárheiði is a heath in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olafsvik and Búðir.

Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the 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. is situated 9 km northwest of Fróðárheiði.

Locality
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is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of , on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of having been Hraunhöfn. is situated 9 km east of Fróðárheiði.

Fróðárheiði

Latitude
64.85262° or 64° 51′ 9″ north
Longitude
-23.55956° or 23° 33′ 34″ west
Elevation
244 metres (801 feet)
Open location code
99PRVC3R+25
Geo­Names ID
3417250
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  • Icelandic: “Fróðárheiði”

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