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Skard Destination Guide
Explore Skard in Iceland
Skard in the region of Westfjords is a town in Iceland - some 141 mi or ( 227 km ) North of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .
Current time in Skard is now 10:06 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Tjaldtangi, Stadur, Snafjoll, and Selfoss. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sauðárkrókur . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Skard ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Icelandic western fjords. Ögurvíkingur 2009
Fórum uppúr miðjum júlí 2009 á bátnum Ólöfu, í sumarfrí. Tvær fjölskyldur. Sigldum frá Hafnarfirði, um Arnarstapa, Rif og Patreksfjörð til Ögurs. Einnig var farið landleiðina, þar sem ekki var pláss f ..
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On the Island Vigur and in Isafjördur ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Æðey
Æðey is a small island that is inhabited by a family. It is a private family farm focused on environmentally sound eider down farming. It is one of the islands that makes up Iceland. The island is approximately 1.25 miles long and 0.3 miles wide. The island has very low altitudes, with the highest point on the island being about 60 feet tall. It is important in the history of Iceland and especially the Westfjords region.
Located at 66.10 -22.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Grunnavík
Grunnavík is a bay (vík) at the mouth of Jökulfirðir, in Westfjords, Iceland, located some 12 km to the ENE of Bolungarvík. Grunnavík was permanently inhabited up to 1962, but is today only occupied seasonally, as a summer resort. Hornstrandir Hesteyri
Located at 66.23 -22.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
The Arctic Fox Center
The Arctic Fox Center is a research center with an enclosed exhibition and café in the municipality Súðavík in the Westfjords in Iceland. It focuses on the Arctic Fox (Vulpus lagopus) which is the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The Center was founded in 2007 by locals who are interested in the arctic fox. It has a strong emphasis on ecotourism. The center is a non-profit-partner of 1% for the planet and a member of The Wild North.
Located at 66.03 -22.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Jökulfirðir
The Jökulfirðir ("glacier fjords") form a system of five fjords in Westfjords, Iceland, situated north of Ísafjarðardjúp and south of the Hornstrandir peninsula. They are named for Drangajökull, a glacier situated to the southeast of the fjords. The area surrounding the fjords used to be permanently inhabited until the 1960s, but is now occupied only seasonally, as a summer resort. The fjords cannot be reached by road, but are accessible by boat from Ísafjöður, Bolungarvík and Súðavík.
Located at 66.33 -22.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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