Urðir Lighthouse
Urðir Lighthouse is a lighthouse in South Iceland, Iceland. Urðir Lighthouse is situated nearby to the volcano Eldfell, as well as near Helgafell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Iceland
- Also known as: “Urða Lighthouse”, “Urdarviti”, “Urðaviti”, and “Urðir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eldfell and Helgafell.
Eldfell
Volcano
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973.
Helgafell
Volcano
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Helgafell is an inactive 227 m volcanic cone located on the island of Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in Iceland. The Stórhöfði peninsula immediately to the south of Helgafell in what is now southern Heimaey formed about 6000 years ago.
The Stave Church
Church
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Heimaey Stave Church is a close replica of Haltdalen stave church situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. The Stave Church is situated 2 km northwest of Urðir Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vestmannaeyjar.
Vestmannaeyjar
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vestmannaeyjar is a town on the island of Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest of 15–18 islands in the Westman Islands archipelago, just off the south-west coast of Iceland's mainland.
Urðir Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.43657° or 63° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-20.22784° or 20° 13′ 40″ westOpen location code
99MXCQPC+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1835849835OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q3378164
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Satellite Map
Discover Urðir Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Icelandic—“Urðir Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Urðir”
- French: “Phare d’Urðir”
- Icelandic: “Urðaviti”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Páskahellir and Goslok.
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Explore places such as Shooting Range and Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts.
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