Álftafjörður
The name Álftafjörður is Icelandic for "swan fjord", and there are some fjords by this name in Iceland. The best known of these are:…Photo: Hornstrandir1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Westfjords, Iceland
- Also known as: “Alfta Fjord” and “Alftafjordur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Súðavíkurkirkja.
Súðavíkurkirkja
Church
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Súðavíkurkirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Álftafjörður.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ísafjörður.
Ísafjörður
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.
Álftafjörður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Súðavík, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Álftafjörður” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Álftafjörður”
- Chinese: “奥尔塔峡湾”
- French: “Álftafjörður”
- German: “Álftafjörður (Vestfirðir)”
- German: “Álftafjörður”
- Icelandic: “Álftafjörður”
- Italian: “Álftafjörður (Vestfirðir)”
- Italian: “Álftafjörður”
- Polish: “Álftafjörður (Vestfirðir)”
- Polish: “Álftafjörður”
- Russian: “Аульфта-фьорд (Вестфирдир)”
- Russian: “Аульфта-фьорд”
- Swedish: “Álftafjörður”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kofri and Dvergasteinsfjall.
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