Westfjords
The Westfjords are in the far northwest of Iceland, a sparsely populated, rugged territory intertwined by fjords.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Ísafjörður and Súðavík.
Westfjords
- Region of Iceland with about 7,380 residents
- …is also known as “Vestfirðir”
- Description: administrative district and large peninsula in northwestern Iceland
- Neighbors: West Iceland
- Category: peninsula
- Location
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Latitude of center
65.6667° or 65° 40′ north
Longitude of center
-22.5° or 22° 30′ west
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Westfjords” goes by many names.
Fjordet PerëndimoreAlbanian
ምዕራብ ፍዮርድAmharic
إقليم المضايقArabic
ՎեստֆիրդիրArmenian
VestfirdirAzerbaijani
VestfirðirBasque
ВестфірдзірBelarusian
ওয়েস্টফোর্ডস অঞ্চলBengali
VestfirðirBreton
Северозападен полуостровBulgarian
VestfirðirCatalan
VestfirðirCebuano
Vestfirðir (rehiyon)Cebuano
西峡湾区Chinese
西峽灣區Chinese
VestfirðirCzech
VestfirðirDanish
VestfirdhirDutch
VestfirðirDutch
WestfjordenDutch
okcidenta fjordaroEsperanto
Okcidentaj FjordojEsperanto
VestfirðirEsperanto
VestfirðirEstonian
LänsivuonotFinnish
VestfirðirFinnish
VestfirðirGalician
ვესტფირდირიGeorgian
Δυτικά ΦιόρδGreek
પશ્ચિમજોર્ડ્સ પ્રદેશGujarati
Yammacin FjordHausa
הפיורדים המערביים של איסלנדHebrew
וסטפירד’ירHebrew
वेस्ट फ्योर्ड प्रदेशHindi
Nyugati fjordok régióHungarian
VestfirðirHungarian
VestfirðirIcelandic
VestfirðirIdo
Fyord BaratIndonesian
VestfirðirIndonesian
VestfirðirIrish
Fiordi occidentaliItalian
VestfirðirItalian
西部フィヨルドJapanese
西部フィヨルド地方Japanese
Fjord KulonJavanese
ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಫಾರ್ಡ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶKannada
Батыс фьордтарыKazakh
Батыш ФьорддоруKirghiz
베스트피르디르Korean
VestfirðirLatin
RietumfjordiLatvian
Rietumfjordu reģionsLatvian
VestfirdirasLithuanian
VestfirðirLow German
Западни ФјордовиMacedonian
Westfjords RegionMalay
वेस्टफॉर्दज प्रदेशMarathi
VestfirðirMin Nan Chinese
ВэстфирдирMoksha
VestfirðirNorthern Frisian
VestfirðirNorthern Sami
VestfirðirNorwegian
VestfirðirNorwegian Bokmål
VestfirðirNorwegian Nynorsk
VestfjordaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Fjord LixaOromo
ВестфирдирOssetian
НыгуылæнфьордтæOssetian
ਪੱਛਮੀ ਫਿਯੋਰਡPanjabi
وستفیردیرPersian
وستفیوردزPersian
Fiordy ZachodniePolish
VestfirðirPolish
Zachodnie FiordyPolish
وست فیردیرPushto
ВестфирдирRussian
Западные ФьордыRussian
VestfirðirScottish Gaelic
ВестфирдирSerbian
Вестфирдир (регион)Serbian
VestfirðirSerbo-Croatian
වෙස්ට්ෆ්ජෝර්ඩ්ස් පළාතSinhala
VestfirðirSlovenian
Zahodni fjordiSlovenian
Fjord GalbeedSomali
Fjord ya MagharibiSwahili
VästfjordarnaSwedish
VästfjordernaSwedish
VästlandetSwedish
VestfirðirSwedish
Фьордҳои ҒарбTajik
வெஸ்டபிஜோர்டஸ் பகுதிTamil
Көнбатыш ФьордларыTatar
వెస్ట్ఫియార్డ్స్ ప్రాంతంTelugu
เวสท์ฟยอร์ดThai
Batı FiyortlarTurkish
Batı Fiyortları BölgesiTurkish
VestfirðirTurkish
ВестфірдірUkrainian
ویستفجوردس ریجنUrdu
ویسٹ فجوردزUrdu
G’arbiy FjordlarUzbek
Khu vực WestfjordsVietnamese
VestfirðirVlaams
Ffiords y GorllewinWelsh
Rhanbarth y GorllewinWelsh
VestfirðirWelsh
西峡湾区Wu Chinese
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