Bjarkalundur Westfjords Heritage Museum Regions of Iceland Tunnels in Iceland Basque–Icelandic pidgin Westfjords, Visit. "The Westfjords now EarthCheck...

(1781), now a restaurant, and the site of the Westfjords Heritage Museum Turnhúsið (1784). The Westfjords are known to be the coolest area in Iceland at...

been considered before. In 1996 the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel opened in the Westfjords region; it ended the winter isolation of three villages by linking them...

Westfjords, Iceland Sea Horse Arnarfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland The Shell monster Arnarfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland Hafmaður Arnarfjörður, Westfjords...

Westfjords Way Challenge is a five-day ultra-distance cycling stage race around the Westfjords of Iceland. It totals 954 km and each stage ranges from...

eight geographical regions, Capital Region, Southern Peninsula, West, Westfjords, Northwest, Northeast, East and South. Twenty per cent of the land is...

The Westfjords Heritage Museum (Icelandic: Byggðasafn Vestfjarða [ˈpɪɣðaˌsapn ˈvɛstˌfjarða]) is a museum in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. The...

other Icelandic Universities to operate the University Centre of the Westfjords (Háskólasetur Vestfjarða) located in Ísafjörður, which operates two master's...

Rugile Kaladyte. In June 2022, Wilcox became the inaugural winner of the Westfjords Way Challenge. On 26 May 2024, Wilcox started an 18,020-mile (29,000 km)...

The westernmost part of Iceland, including the northwest peninsula (the Westfjords) and its main town of Ísafjörður, which is west of 22°30'W The westernmost...

Vestfjarðavegur by over 27 km. in the Westfjords and is important in linking north and south parts of the Westfjords. It relieves the mountain pass that...

199 (Dynjandi) Alternative name: Fjallfoss Tallest waterfall of the Westfjords Rjúkandi 093 m Ysta-Rjúkandi Austurland Fljótsdalshérað 65°20′05″N 15°04′55″W...

(78 mi) long, in the west of Iceland. It separates the region of the Westfjords (Vestfirðir) from the Snæfellsnes peninsula to the south. Breiðafjörður...

referred to as "háskóli" locally. Keilir REYST University Centre of the Westfjords United Nations University (selected programmes) Iceland University of...

bilberries (known as aðalbláber, or "prime blueberry") grow predominantly in Westfjords and the surrounding area. In most of the country, the closely related...

The fjords of Iceland, listed in a clockwise direction round the island from the SW to the east. There are no important fjords along the south coast: most...

up the highest mountain above his camp, now believed to be Nónfell in Westfjords. From there, he spotted a large fjord; Ísafjörður, then full of drift...

waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is the largest waterfall in the Westfjords and has a total height of 100 metres...

The westernmost part of Iceland, including the northwest peninsula (the Westfjords) and its main town of Ísafjörður, which is west of 22°30′W, uses UTC+00:00...

(340 lb) Located in the Látravík cove at the westernmost point of the Westfjords region, the Judas Stone earned its name more than a century ago, when...

Rauðisandur is a coastal area in Westfjords, Iceland. Historically it was located in the historic Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla county. Sjöundá is a secluded...

On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements...

at its narrowest, between Straumnes, the northwestern headland of the Westfjords peninsula of Hornstrandir, and Cape Tupinier on Blosseville Coast in East...

area of the former municipality of Bæjarhreppur was transferred from the Westfjords region to the Northwestern region when the municipality merged across...

pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥]) is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur...

[ˈvɛstˌfjarðaˌkœyŋk] , regionally also [-ˌkœŋk], "Westfjords Tunnel") is the longest tunnel in Iceland, located in Westfjords in northwestern Iceland. It has a length...

killed after a conflict in 1615 with local people in the region of the Westfjords. During the first half of the sixteenth century, Spanish whalers set up...

300,000 of which was a contribution from search and rescue units in the Westfjords. The ship was named after María Júlía Gísladóttir from Ísafjörður, who...

road (or Route 1), around most of the island (excluding only the remote Westfjords). Most of the country's settlements are on or near this road. Antwerp...

The University Centre of the Westfjords (Icelandic: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða) is a higher education institute located in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It offers...