Hnífsdalur is a small village in the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær, located between Bolungarvík and Ísafjörður. The literal meaning of the name is "Knife's Valley". Hnífsdalur is situated 4 km west of Arnarnes Lighthouse.

Ísafjörður

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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.

Súðavík

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Súðavík is a village with approximately 200 inhabitants on the Westfjords in West Iceland. The village is only a few minute drive from Isafjordur.

Arnarnes Lighthouse

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.09883° or 66° 5′ 56″ north

Longitude

-23.03867° or 23° 2′ 19″ west

Elevation

48 metres (157 feet)

Open location code

99RR3XX6+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1208592861

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

11611045

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