Álsey
Álsey or Álfsey is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Iceland
- Also known as: “Alfs”, “Álfsey”, and “Alsey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brandur and Suðurey.
Brandur
Islet
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brandur is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.
Suðurey
Islet
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Suðurey is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland. Suðurey is situated 2½ km east of Álsey.
Stórhöfði
Lighthouse
Photo: óskar elías sigurðsson, CC BY 2.0.
Stórhöfði is a peninsula and the southernmost point of Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, in Iceland. It is claimed to be the windiest place in Europe, and holds the record for the lowest on land observation of air pressure in Europe. Stórhöfði is situated 4 km east of Álsey.
Álsey
- Category: landform
- Location: Vestmannaeyjar, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Álsey” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Álsey”
- Catalan: “Álsey”
- Cebuano: “Álsey”
- Chinese: “奥尔塞岛”
- Chinese: “奥尔夫塞岛”
- Danish: “Álsey”
- Dutch: “Álsey”
- French: “Álsey”
- German: “Álsey”
- Icelandic: “Álsey”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Álsey”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Álsey”
- Polish: “Álsey”
- Romanian: “Álsey”
- Spanish: “Alsey”
- Spanish: “Álsey”
- Swedish: “Álsey”
- Turkish: “Álsey”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heimaey Lighthouse and Stórhöfði.
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