Snæfellsbær
Snæfellsbær is a municipality located in western Iceland, in the southwestern part of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Its administrative centre is Hellissandur and the majority of the residents live in the coastal villages of Ólafsvík, then Hellissandur and Rif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: human settlement with 1,670 residents
- Description: municipality in Iceland
- Also known as: “3714” and “Snaefellsbaer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mælifell.
Mælifell
Peak
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mælifell is a peak, which is situated 4 km east of Snæfellsbær.
Snæfellsbær
- Categories: municipality of Iceland and city
- Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Snæfellsbær from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Snæfellsbær” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Asturian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Basque: “Snæfellsbær”
- Catalan: “Snæfellsbær”
- Cebuano: “Snæfellsbær”
- Chinese: “Snæfellsbær”
- Chinese: “斯奈山镇”
- Danish: “Snæfellsbær”
- Dutch: “Snaefellsbaer”
- Dutch: “Snæfellsbær”
- French: “Snæfellsbær”
- Galician: “Snæfellsbær”
- German: “Snaefellsbaer”
- German: “Snæfellsbær”
- German: “Staðarstaður”
- German: “Staðurstaður”
- Hungarian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Icelandic: “Snæfellsbær”
- Indonesian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Irish: “Snæfellsbær”
- Italian: “Olafsvik”
- Italian: “Ólafsvík”
- Italian: “Snaefellsbaer”
- Italian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Snæfellsbær”
- Northern Sami: “Snæfellsbær”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Snæfellsbær”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Snæfellsbær”
- Norwegian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Polish: “Snæfellsbær”
- Portuguese: “Snaefellsbaer”
- Russian: “Снайфедльсбайр”
- Russian: “Снайфелльсбайр”
- Scots: “Snæfellsbær”
- Slovenian: “Snæfellsbær”
- Spanish: “Snaefellsbaer”
- Spanish: “Snæfellsbær”
- Swedish: “Snæfellsbær”
- Turkish: “Snæfellsbær”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Búðir and Olafsvik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Steinahlíð and Korri.
West Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Borgarnes, Stykkishólmur, Hellissandur, and Snæfellsjökull National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Snæfellsbær”. Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.