Illviðrishnjúkur

Illviðrishnjúkur is a peak in Fjallabyggð, Northeast and has an elevation of 896 metres. Illviðrishnjúkur is situated near the locality Steinaflatir, as well as near Hvanneyrarskál.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Siglufjörður Airport and The Herring Era Museum.

Siglufjörður Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Siglufjörður Airport is an aerodrome.

The Herring Era Museum

Museum

The Herring Era Museum is located in Siglufjörður, Iceland. It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the European Museum Award.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siglufjörður.

Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. 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.

Illviðrishnjúkur

Type: Peak with an elevation of 896 metres
Category: landform
Location: Fjallabyggð, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.1347° or 66° 8′ 5″ north

Longitude

-18.9932° or 18° 59′ 36″ west

Elevation

896 metres (2,940 feet)

Open location code

9CR342M4+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8946593147

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Steinaflatir and Hvanneyrarskál.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Skarðshnjúkur and Skíðasvæði Fjallabyggðar.

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