Skeljavík
Skeljavík is a locality in Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords. Skeljavík is situated nearby to the locality Djúpavík, as well as near Hnífsdalsvík.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ísafjarðarkirkja and Torfnesvöllur.
Ísafjarðarkirkja
Church
Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
Ísafjarðarkirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Skeljavík.
Torfnesvöllur
Pitch
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 4 km south of Skeljavík.
Sundhöllin á Ísafirði
Swimming pool
Photo: Gylfiolafsson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sundhöllin á Ísafirði is a swimming pool, which is situated 3½ km south of Skeljavík.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hnífsdalur and Ísafjörður.
Hnífsdalur
Village
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
Ísafjörður
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.
Bolungarvik
Town
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolungarvík is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately 14 km from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík. Bolungarvik is situated 9 km northwest of Skeljavík.
Skeljavík
- Type: Locality
- Category: bay
- Location: Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.10663° or 66° 6′ 24″ northLongitude
-23.10563° or 23° 6′ 20″ westOpen location code
99RR4V4V+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1834760011OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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