Heysker

Heysker is an islet in Hvalfjarðarsveit, West Iceland. Heysker is situated near the islet Innrihólmur, as well as near Ytrihólmur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akranes and Grundartangi.

Akranes

Town

Photo: Sigridurld, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akranes is a port town in the municipality of Akraneskaupstaður on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. Akranes is situated 8 km southwest of Heysker.

Grundartangi

Locality

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grundartangi is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Heysker.

Heysker

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hvalfjarðarsveit, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.37201° or 64° 22′ 19″ north

Longitude

-21.96082° or 21° 57′ 39″ west

Open location code

99PW92CQ+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Innrihólmur and Ytrihólmur.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bekansstaðir and Arkrarlækur.

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Worth a closer look: Borgarnes and Stykkishólmur.

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