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Skalanes Destination Guide

Discover Skalanes in Iceland

Skalanes in the region of East is a town located in Iceland - some 254 mi or ( 409 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Skalanes

Local time in Skalanes is now 08:56 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Neskaupstadur, Husavik, Eyrar, Brekka, and Egilsstadir. When in this area, you might want to check out Neskaupstadur . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Skalanes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Islanda Iceland Agosto 2007 - Husavik avvistamento Balene 5

1:01 min by Giacomo Biliotti
Views: 1323 Rating: 5.00

Zona nord Est dell'Islanda Husavik, girata col peschereggio per avvistamento balene ... ma non s'è vista neppure nà sardina ... pero' forte anche solo la girata se c'è il sole ovviamente ;-) ..

Iceland 2009 on R1150GS Adv north of Seydisfjördur 1

0:47 min by egi75
Views: 724 Rating: 5.00

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From Bruravik to Brimnes, crossing a fjord.

1:06 min by scanditalians2012
Views: 41 Rating: 0.00

Passaggio attraverso un fiordo da Bruravik a Brimnes, traghetto. Crossing through a fjord (Bruravik to Brimnes) by ferry. ..

Cottage Sólbrekka in Mjóafjörður Iceland - Icelandic Farm Holidays

1:32 min by Countryholidays
Views: 36 Rating: 5.00

Two cottages and sleeping bag accommodation. Laundry access. Great view over the fjord. Marked hiking trails. Sea angling possible and boat excursions around the fjord. Great berry picking land. Book ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mjóifjörður

Mjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name (meaning Narrow Fjord). It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.

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Located at 65.20 -13.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland, Whaling in Iceland, Whaling in Norway, Whaling stations

Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.

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Located at 65.15 -13.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Seyðisfjörður

Seyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name. As of January 2011, the town has 668 inhabitants. A road over Fjarðarheiði mountain pass connects Seyðisfjörður to the rest of Iceland; 27 km to the ring road and Egilsstaðir. Seyðisfjörður is surrounded by mountains on all sides with most prominent Mt. Bjólfur to the West (1085m) and Strandartindur (1010m) to the East.

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Located at 65.15 -13.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland, Municipalities of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland

SS El Grillo

The SS El Grillo was a British oil tanker sunk without casualties by a German air attack at Seyðisfjörður, Iceland on 10 February 1944. Iceland, which remained neutral during World War II, had been occupied by Britain in May 1940 and, in April 1941, by the United States. "El Grillo" is Spanish for "The Cricket".

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Located at 65.15 -13.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1922 ships, Bowring Brothers, Maritime incidents in 1944, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks of Iceland, Tyne-built ships, World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Barðsneshorn

Barðsneshorn is the extreme end of Barðsnes in the east of Iceland. Barðsneshorn is 9.7 km to the north of Gerpir easternmost point of mainland Iceland. It is located in the county of Suður-Múlasýsla.

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Located at 65.17 -13.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Iceland