Heimaey Lighthouse

Heimaey Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , . Heimaey Lighthouse is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near the aerodrome .
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Storhoefdi Lighthouse” and “Stórhöfði Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stórhöfði and Vestmannaeyjar Airport.

Lighthouse
Photo: óskar elías sigurðsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a peninsula and the southernmost point of , the largest island in the archipelago, in . 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.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is a two-runway on the island of , in , a small archipelago off the south coast of . The airport services seasonal, charter and medical flights as well as general aviation. is situated 3 km north of Heimaey Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of .

Heimaey Lighthouse

Latitude
63.39961° or 63° 23′ 59″ north
Longitude
-20.28854° or 20° 17′ 19″ west
Open location code
99MX9PX6+RH
Geo­Names ID
11610997
Wiki­data ID
Q33606500
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Heimaey Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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