Skansinn
Skansinn is a museum in South Iceland, Iceland. Skansinn is situated nearby to Medical Museum, as well as near The Stave Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Stave Church and Eldfell.
The Stave Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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.
Skansinn
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.44381° or 63° 26′ 38″ northLongitude
-20.26146° or 20° 15′ 41″ westOpen location code
99MXCPVQ+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3676442516OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Medical Museum and Þekkingarsetur Vestmannaeyja.
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