Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum is a museum in Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords. Maritime Museum is situated nearby to the pitch Torfnesvöllur, as well as near the church Ísafjarðarkirkja.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ísafjörður Airport and Torfnesvöllur.

Ísafjörður Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Sturlast, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ísafjörður Airport is an airport serving Ísafjörður, a town in the Westfjords region in northwestern Iceland.

Torfnesvöllur, known as Kerecisvöllurinn for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Ísafjörður, Iceland and the home of Vestri and Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður. It broke ground in 1963 and was opened on 18 July 1964. Torfnesvöllur is situated 670 metres northwest of Maritime Museum.

Ísafjarðarkirkja

Church

Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.

Ísafjarðarkirkja is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Maritime Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ísafjörður and Hnífsdalur.

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.

Hnífsdalur

Village

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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 4½ km north of Maritime Museum.

Súðavík

Photo: Salvor, CC BY 2.5.

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

Maritime Museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Westfjord Heritage Museum”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.06794° or 66° 4′ 5″ north

Longitude

-23.12734° or 23° 7′ 38″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

99RR3V9F+53

GeoNames ID

11791380

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