Heimaey Lighthouse
Heimaey Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Vestmannaeyjar, South Iceland. Heimaey Lighthouse is situated nearby to the islet Suðurey, as well as near the aerodrome Vestmannaeyjar Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Vestmannaeyjar Airport
Aerodrome
Vestmannaeyjar Airport is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, in Vestmannaeyjar, a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The airport services seasonal, charter and medical flights as well as general aviation. Vestmannaeyjar Airport is situated 3 km north of Heimaey Lighthouse.
Suðurey
Islet
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Suðurey is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.
Heimaey Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Vestmannaeyjar, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Heimaey Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Stórhöfði”
- French: “Phare de Stórhöfði”
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Explore places such as Ofanleiti and Pósturinn, Vestmannaeyjum.
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