Westfjords info

The Westfjords is a peninsula in northwestern Iceland. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills.

Bays in Westfjords, Iceland

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Isafjordur is the principal town of the Westfjords peninsula, in the North-West corner of Iceland. It is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in the Skutulsfjordur fjord which meets the waters of the larger Isafjardardjup fjord....


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Patreksfjordur is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords. The town was named after Saint Patrick who was the spiritual guide of Orlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area....


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Sudureyri is a small Icelandic fishing village perched on the tip of the 13 km-long Sugandafjordur in the Westfjords....


Thingeyri is the oldest trading post of the Westfjords....


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