Elding’s Whale Watching Centre
Elding’s Whale Watching Centre is a ship in Capital Region, Iceland. Elding’s Whale Watching Centre is situated nearby to M/Y HARPA, as well as near the movie theater The Cinema.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Reykjavik Art Museum.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. As of early 2020 the museum moved to a new location in Hafnartorg, three times the size of the previous one, and the collection holds well over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammal. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 490 metres southeast of Elding’s Whale Watching Centre.
Reykjavik Art Museum
Museum
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
Reykjavik Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. It occupies three locations in Reykjavík; Hafnarhús by the old harbour, Kjarvalsstaðir by Klambratún and Ásmundarsafn in Laugardalur. Reykjavik Art Museum is situated 330 metres south of Elding’s Whale Watching Centre.
Harpa
Theater building
Photo: Richard Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on 4 May 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass façade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. Harpa is situated 460 metres southeast of Elding’s Whale Watching Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.
Reykjavík
Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reykjavík is the capital of and largest city in Iceland and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 7 km south of Elding’s Whale Watching Centre.
Elding’s Whale Watching Centre
- Opening hours:
June—August: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
September—May: noon—1:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: ship, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.15202° or 64° 9′ 7″ northLongitude
-21.94168° or 21° 56′ 30″ westOpen location code
99PW5325+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 289682005OpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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