Snæfellsjökull National Park
Snæfellsjökull National Park is a national park located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. The park is home to the ice-covered volcanic crater that was the setting for Jules Verne's book Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Photo: HansOosting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Snæfellsjökull National Park
- Type: National park
- Description: protected area in Iceland (1)
- Category: protected area
- Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
Latitude 64.8° or 64° 48' north | Longitude -23.7833° or 23° 46' 59.9" west |
Open Location Code 99PRR628+2M |
Also Known As
- Catalan: Parc Nacional Snæfellsjökull
- French: Parc national de Snæfellsjökull
- French: parc national de Snæfellsjökull
- French: Þjóðgarður Snæfellsjökull
- German: Snæfellsjökull-Nationalpark
- Icelandic: Snæfellsjökull
- Italian: parco nazionale di Snæfellsjökull
- Polish: Park Narodowy Snæfellsjökull
- Portuguese: Parque Nacional Snæfellsjökull
- Portuguese: Parque Nacional de Snæfellsjökull
- Russian: Национальный парк Снайфедльсйёкюдль
- Spanish: Parque nacional Snæfellsjökull
- Parco nazionale del Snæfellsjökull
In the Area
Localities
- ArnarstapiHamlet
- HellnarHamlet
- OlafsvikTown, 11 km north
- GufuskálarLocality, 13 km northwest
Landmarks
- JökulþúfurPeak
- SnæfellsjökullIcecap
- ÞríhyrningurPeak
- HólatindarPeak
Popular Destinations in West Iceland
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