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Skeidflotur Destination Guide

Delve into Skeidflotur in Iceland

Skeidflotur in the region of South is located in Iceland - some 96 mi or ( 154 km ) South-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Skeidflotur

Local time in Skeidflotur is now 08:16 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Reynir, Akureyri, Selfoss, and Reykjavík. While being here, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Skeidflotur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dancing northern lights - Iceland November 13th, 2012

0:20 min by choumarin
Views: 7038 Rating: 5.00

Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland Night of November 13th to 14th, 2012 from 2:45 to 3:45 Level : High+ (6/9) Taken with a Canon EOS 450D (ISO: 1600 & exposure: 5 seconds) View from Volcano Hotel Taken by CK² cato ..

Iceland: Going Behind Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

0:50 min by 70sproperpasty
Views: 6536 Rating: 5.00

On a week long trip to Iceland June 2009 i visited many places includind day trips to the north & south of Iceland. This video was done while on the South Shore Adventure run by Reykjavik Excursions. ..


Dyrhólaey

2:56 min by besobnb
Views: 785 Rating: 5.00

Just west of Vik lies the stunning Dyrhólaey that offers a view of black beaches and soft columns of basalt formations on the beach of Reynisfjara where there is a good view of the vast rock arch. ..

South Coast of Iceland

2:28 min by SnorriMedia
Views: 316 Rating: 5.00

Images from the awesome shoreline on the south coast of Iceland. www.iceland-phototours.com All images @Snorri Gunnarsson Music - "Here Comes October" by Teamsters Unite ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dyrhólaey

The small peninsula, or promontory, Dyrhólaey (120m) (formerly known as Cape Portland by English seamen) is located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from the village Vík. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known by the Icelandic word eyja meaning island. The view from up there is interesting: To the north is to be seen the big glacier Mýrdalsjökull.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.40 -19.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Peninsulas of Iceland, South Iceland

Reynisdrangar

Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal, southern Iceland. Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.40 -19.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Columnar basalts, Iceland East Volcanic Zone, Stacks (geology), Volcanism of Iceland

Vík í Mýrdal

The village of Vík (or Vík í Mýrdal in full) is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around 180 km by road SSE of Reykjavík. Despite its small size (291 inhabitants as of January 2011) it is the largest settlement for some 70 km around and is an important staging post, thus it is indicated on road signs from a long distance away.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.42 -19.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland, Populated places on Iceland's Route 1

Mýrdalshreppur

Mýrdalshreppur is a municipality located in southern Iceland. As of January 2011, it had a total population of 469 and a population density of 0.65 per square kilometre . The total area is 755 square kilometres . The main village is Vík.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.42 -19.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland