Garður Lighthouse
Garður Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Suðurnesjabær, Southern Peninsula. Garður Lighthouse is situated nearby to the museum Byggðasafn Gerðahrepps, as well as near the town Sandgerði.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse built in 1897
- Also known as: “Garðskagaviti Lighthouse” and “Old Garðskagaviti lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garðskagaviti.
Garðskagaviti
Lighthouse
Photo: Akigka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garðskagaviti is a lighthouse located on Garðskaði, the easternmost tip of Iceland's Southern Peninsula. Garðskagaviti actually refers to two lighthouses: the first was built in 1897, and in 1944, a second lighthouse was built to replace the original. Garðskagaviti is situated 210 metres southeast of Garður Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garður and Sandgerði.
Garður
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garður is a town, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Garður Lighthouse.
Sandgerði
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandgerði, also known as Sandgerðisbær, is a town in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula. It is part of the municipality of Suðurnesjabær, formed in 2018 when it merged with Garður. Sandgerði is situated 5 km south of Garður Lighthouse.
Garður Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Suðurnesjabær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.08298° or 64° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
-22.69362° or 22° 41′ 37″ westInception
1897Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
99PV38M4+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1502313284OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28339496
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In Other Languages
From French to Icelandic—“Garður Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “ancien phare de Garðskagi”
- French: “Ancien phare de Garðskagi”
- French: “vieux phare de Garðskagi”
- Icelandic: “Garðskagaviti”
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Highlights include Byggðasafn Gerðahrepps and Útskálakirkja.
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