Iceland
West Iceland
Snæfellsbær

Taska

Taska is a lighthouse in , . Taska is situated nearby to the disaster remains , as well as near the aerodrome .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rif Airport and Svöðufoss.

Aerodrome
Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an airport serving and , . It is located near Rif, a coastal village in the . Rwy 06 length includes a 1,250 feet displaced threshold.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km south of Taska.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km south of Taska.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rif and Hellissandur.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village.

Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in . The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.

Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 5 km southeast of Taska.

Taska

Latitude
64.9194° or 64° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
-23.7948° or 23° 47′ 41″ west
Open location code
99PRW694+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1208592555
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q3378419
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