Silvergate
Silvergate is a security checkpoint in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Silvergate is situated nearby to the hostel Start Keflavík Airport, as well as near Breiðbrautarreitur.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Church of St. John Paul II.
Keflavík International Airport
Church of St. John Paul II
Church
Viking World Museum
Museum
Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. Viking World Museum is situated 3 km east of Silvergate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ásbrú and Reykjanesbaer.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.
Njardvik
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Njarðvík is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10.000.
Silvergate
- Type: Security checkpoint
- Category: military installation
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.97439° or 63° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
-22.58865° or 22° 35′ 19″ westOpen location code
99MVXCF6+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5620997153OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=checkpoint
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