Iceland
West Iceland
Snæfellsbær

Faxastaðir

Faxastaðir is a farm in , . Faxastaðir is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stapi and Hellnar.

Hamlet
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
Arnarstapi or is a small fishing and tourist at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of , . is situated 4 km south of Faxastaðir.

Hamlet
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is an ancient fishing , a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to on the westernmost part of the peninsula, . is situated 6 km south of Faxastaðir.

Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a national park located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in . The park is home to the ice-covered volcanic crater that was the setting for Jules Verne's book Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Faxastaðir

Latitude
64.8° or 64° 48′ north
Longitude
-23.6° or 23° 36′ west
Open location code
99PRRC22+22
Geo­Names ID
3417453
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