Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Olafsvik is situated 3½ km west of Bugsvötn.

Rif

Village

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Rif is a village, which is situated 10 km northwest of Bugsvötn.

Bugsvötn

Type: Body of water
Location: West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.88691° or 64° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-23.634° or 23° 38′ 2″ west

Open location code

99PRV9P8+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169382890

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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