found in large numbers on Snæfellsnes. Geography of Iceland Volcanism of Iceland EarthCheck "Ingjaldsholl Church in Snæfellsnes peninsula Iceland. An old...

Snæfellsjökull volcanic system which in turn is part of the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (Snæfellsnes volcanic zone). This is an area of renewed intra-plate volcanism...

rift millions of years ago given rift zone jumping. The Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (SVB, Snæfellsnes volcanic zone, SVZ) is an area of renewed intra-plate...

individuals living on Iceland at Snæfellsnes. There is constant fighting between the different clans on Snæfellsnes, mostly over resources such as wood...

located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. It was founded on 6 October 1928. Víkingur men's football team played...

[ˈrauŋkˌaurˌvatlaˌsistla] Skagafjarðarsýsla [ˈskaːɣaˌfjarðarˌsistla] Snæfellsnes- og Hnappadalssýsla [ˈstnaiːˌfɛlsˌnɛːs- ɔɣ ˈn̥ahpaˌtalsˌsistla] Strandasýsla...

situated in the western part of Iceland, in the northern part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most...

or Faxi Bay, is a bay in southwest Iceland, between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes. The name Faxaflói means 'Faxi's Bay' or 'Faxe's Bay'....

Öræfi volcanic belt (ÖVB also known as Öræfajökull volcanic system) and Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (SVB). Outside of the main island are the Reykjanes Ridge...

(Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrʏntarˌfjœrðʏr̥] ) is a town in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It is situated between a mountain range...

"Church Mountain") is a 463 m high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most...

around 980–1019) was an Icelandic explorer, born at Laugarbrekka in Snæfellsnes, Iceland. She appears in the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the...

born to an Icelandic farmer couple. He lived at Öxl, west of Búðir, in Snæfellsnes. When he was 15 years old, Axlar-Björn began to help on the farm of a...

Snæfellsnes peninsula to the south. Breiðafjörður is encircled by mountains, including Kirkjufell and the glacier Snæfellsjökull on the Snæfellsnes peninsula...

traditional preparation process may be observed at Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum on Snæfellsnes. The modern method is simply to press the shark's meat in a large plastic...

Eruptive activity below - Helgafell - small mountain on Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Part of the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (SVB). See Chronology of Eruptions below:...

saga, born around 1000. He grew up in Orlygsstadir, at Helgafell on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. He divided his time between Helgafell and Tunga...

pronunciation: [ˈhɛlkaˌfɛtl̥] , "holy mountain") is a small mountain on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula of Iceland. The mountain is 73 metres (240 ft) high. A temple...

valley Heydalur [ˈheiːˌtaːlʏr̥] near Hvammsfjörður on the peninsula of Snæfellsnes. Another smaller lake to the west of Blöndulón at the north end of Kjölur...

March 2023, a female orca was spotted with a newborn pilot whale in Snæfellsnes. People who have interacted closely with orcas offer numerous anecdotes...

[ˈljouːsʏˌfjœtl̥] ) is a fissure vent system and central volcano on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. The name derives from the central volcano and translates...

Lysukard) is a volcanic mountain range or massif in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula that provides a backdrop to the port of Grundarfjörður. The...

volcanic belts: Öræfajökull or Öræfi, (ÖVB) on the Eurasian plate, and Snæfellsnes (SVB) on the North American plate. It is proposed that the east-west...

and part of the Snæfellsbær municipality at the northwestern tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland. Once an important fishing post, the village...

north-west of Iceland. The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð. Búðardalur had...

[ˈouːˌlafsˌviːk]) 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...

through Hafnarfjörður and will be picking him up shortly for a trip to Snæfellsnes. In 2017 a petition calling upon the Icelandic Prime Minister to erect...

On the nest in Deerness, Orkney European shags in breeding plumage, Snæfellsnes, Iceland BirdLife International (2018). "Gulosus aristotelis". IUCN Red...

(Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛtˌpɛrk]) is a "Kirkjustaður" located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, in the Grundarfjörður municipality. The Setberg Church (Icelandic:...

[ˈhɛtlnaˌr̥œyːn]) is a lava field between Arnarstapi and Hellnar in Snæfellsnes, Iceland. The source of Hellnahraun lava field is a crater near Jökulháls...