Hestur

Hestur is a peak in , and has an elevation of 455 metres. Hestur is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selvíkurnef.

Lighthouse
Photo: Bjorn.thorvaldsson.is, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siglufjörður.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of . The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabitants.

Hestur

Latitude
66.1475° or 66° 8′ 51″ north
Longitude
-18.7961° or 18° 47′ 46″ west
Elevation
455 metres (1,493 feet)
Open location code
9CR346X3+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4358711619
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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