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Discover Vik in Iceland

Vik in the region of Northeast is a town located in Iceland - some 165 mi or ( 266 km ) North-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vik

Local time in Vik is now 06:25 AM (Friday) . 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: Siglufjordur, Sauðárkrókur, Olafsfjordur, Kviabekkur, and Gunnolfsa. When in this area, you might want to check out Siglufjordur . 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 Vik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Aðventa í Ólafsfirði 2012

2:52 min by ListHús Artspace
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Before Christmas in Olafsfjordur 2012 by Alice Liu ..

New Year Firework 2013 (1)

4:40 min by ListHús Artspace
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Olafsfjordur, Iceland ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Héðinsfjarðargöng

Héðinsfjarðargöng are two road tunnels in northern Iceland, connecting Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður. They were opened on October 2, 2010. The total cost was around ISK 12 billion ($106 million). {{#invoke: Gallery | gallery}}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.09 -18.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Transport infrastructure completed in 2010, Tunnels completed in 2010, Tunnels in Iceland

Siglufjörður

Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. Population in January 2011 was 1,206 but the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak with 3,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður merged to form a municipality called Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.18 -18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland

Ólafsfjörður

Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður. The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel. Fishing is the main industry in the town and several fishing trawlers make their home in the town's harbor. The municipality of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður has merged to form a municipality called Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.18 -18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Fjallabyggð

Fjallabyggð is a municipality located in northern Iceland. As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population of 2,030. The total area is 364 km², making it one of the rather smaller municipalities in area in the country. The former municipalities of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður joined to form this municipality.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.18 -18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland

Hörgársveit

Hörgársveit is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Norðurland eystra. Its seat is in the village of Lónsbakki and, as of 2011, the population was of 600.

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Located at 66.18 -18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland