The Westfjords or West Fjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir, Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈvɛstˌfɪrðɪr̥]ⓘ, ISO 3166-2:IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative region, the least populous in the country. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast of Greenland. It is connected to the rest of Iceland by a seven-kilometre-wide isthmus between Gilsfjörður [ˈcɪlsˌfjœrðʏr̥] and Bitrufjörður [ˈpɪːtrʏˌfjœrðʏr̥]. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. These indentations make roads very circuitous and communications by land difficult. In addition many of the roads are closed by ice and snow for several months of the year. The Vestfjarðagöng road tunnel from 1996 has improved that situation. The cliffs at Látrabjarg comprise the longest bird cliff in the northern Atlantic Ocean and are at the westernmost point in Iceland. The Drangajökull glacier is located in the north of the peninsula and is the fifth-largest of the country, but the only glacier of the region. Westfjords is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program.[1]
^Westfjords, Visit. "The Westfjords now EarthCheck Certified". Visit Westfjords. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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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...
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. Shilton, AC (February 1, 2018). "6 Myths About Women's...
The Westfjords Heritage Museum (Icelandic: Byggðasafn Vestfjarða [ˈpɪɣðaˌsapn ˈvɛstˌfjarða]) is a museum in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. The...
been considered before. In 1996 the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel opened in the Westfjords region; it ended the winter isolation of three villages by linking them...
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...
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...
referred to as "háskóli" locally. Keilir REYST University Centre of the Westfjords United Nations University (selected programmes) Iceland University of...
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...
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...
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...
at its narrowest, between Straumnes, the northwestern headland of the Westfjords peninsula of Hornstrandir, and Cape Tupinier on Blosseville Coast in East...
The University Centre of the Westfjords (Icelandic: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða) is a higher education institute located in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It offers...
bilberries (known as aðalbláber, or "prime blueberry") grow predominantly in Westfjords and the surrounding area. In most of the country, the closely related...
killed after a conflict in 1615 with local people in the region of the Westfjords. In the first half of the sixteenth century, Spanish whalers set up the...
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