Westfjords Bays

46 bays in Westfjords, led by Álftafjörður and Skutulsfjörður. All mapped with drive times, directions, and live road conditions.

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The region's stand-outs — each with photos, facts, and its own page.

Álftafjörður

The name Álftafjörður is Icelandic for "swan fjord", and there are some fjords by this name in Iceland. The best known of these are:Álftafjörður (Westfjords). This fjord is located on the southern side of Ísafjarðardjúp, in the Vestfirðir region of north-western Iceland. A whaling station was built in 1883 at Langeyri on its western shore by two Norwegians named Lars Mons and Svend Foyn, and was used until whaling was prohibited in Iceland in 1915. The modern village of Súðavík is in the same area. Álftafjörður (Snæfellsnes) is a southern branch of Breiðafjörður. Álftafjörður (Eastfjords) is a...

Skutulsfjörður

Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp. The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord. Two main valleys enter from Skutulsfjörður, Engidalur and Tungudalur, separated by the mountain Kubbi. On the far north side of Engidalur is the Ísafjörður cemetery. The river Langá flows through Engidalur. In Tungudalur, the town's golf course and ski area. There is a golf course and ski area in Tungudal, but from it the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel is dug across to Botnsdalur in Súgandafjörður and Breiðdalur in Önundarfjörður. Dagverðardalur or Dögurðard...

Fljótavík

Fljótavík is a wide bay in the far north-west of Hornstrandir, in the Westfjords region in Iceland. It is a part of the nature reserve Hornstrandafriðland which covers the northernmost tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula.

Jökulfirðir

The Jökulfirðir 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.

Ísafjarðardjúp

Ísafjarðardjúp is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. Its name translates to Depth of the fjord of sea ice. Originally named simply Ísafjörður, the semantic run around happened through the -Deep meaning the inner parts of the fjord being reapplied throughout the innsea. It has even been suggested that this is nonsensical and should be reversed. The fjord was named simultaneously with the island by Raven-Floke as he viewed it from a mountain from the south.

Aðalvík

Aðalvík is a bay located in the southwest part of Hornstrandir on Iceland. The bay splits into three main locations, the former fishing villages of Látrar and Sæból and Miðvík. All of the settlements were abandoned in the middle of the 20th century. The last inhabitants moved from Látrum and Sæból in October 1952. In Sæból and on the mountain above it, named Darri, the British occupation force built a military base during World War II, which remains can still be seen, including remains of anti-aircraft guns, buildings, roads and railway tracks. In Látrar and on Straumnesfjall, the United State...

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46 bays in Westfjords

Trostansfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Trékyllisvík

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Ófeigsfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

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Bjarnarfjörður nyrðri

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Breiðavík

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Drangavík

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

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Eyvindarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Vattarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Hælavík

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Ísafjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Önundarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Steingrímsfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Brjánslækur

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Bíldudalsvogur

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Dynjandavogur

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Dýrafjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Fossfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Geirþjófsfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Suðurfirðir

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Hesteyrarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Hestfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Hlöðuvík

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Hrafnsfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Seyðisfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Skötufjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Mjóifjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Norðurfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Reykjarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Reykjarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Reykjarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Skálmarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Súgandafjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Tálknafjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Reykjarfjörður

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Rekavíkurvatn

Bay or inlet in the Westfjords. Part of Iceland's rugged coastline.

Álftafjörður

The name Álftafjörður is Icelandic for "swan fjord", and there are some fjords by this name in Iceland. The best known of these are:Álftafjörður (Westfjords). This fjord is located on the southern side of Ísafjarðardjúp, in the Vestfirðir region of north-western Iceland. A whaling station was built in 1883 at Langeyri on its western shore by two Norwegians named Lars Mons and Svend Foyn, and was used until whaling was prohibited in Iceland in 1915. The modern village of Súðavík is in the same area. Álftafjörður (Snæfellsnes) is a southern branch of Breiðafjörður. Álftafjörður (Eastfjords) is a...

Vatnsfjörður

Vatnsfjörður is a nature reserve located north-west of Breiðafjörður on the Hjarðarnes coast of northwestern Iceland.

Skutulsfjörður

Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp. The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord. Two main valleys enter from Skutulsfjörður, Engidalur and Tungudalur, separated by the mountain Kubbi. On the far north side of Engidalur is the Ísafjörður cemetery. The river Langá flows through Engidalur. In Tungudalur, the town's golf course and ski area. There is a golf course and ski area in Tungudal, but from it the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel is dug across to Botnsdalur in Súgandafjörður and Breiðdalur in Önundarfjörður. Dagverðardalur or Dögurðard...

Fljótavík

Fljótavík is a wide bay in the far north-west of Hornstrandir, in the Westfjords region in Iceland. It is a part of the nature reserve Hornstrandafriðland which covers the northernmost tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula.

Jökulfirðir

The Jökulfirðir 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.

Ísafjarðardjúp

Ísafjarðardjúp is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. Its name translates to Depth of the fjord of sea ice. Originally named simply Ísafjörður, the semantic run around happened through the -Deep meaning the inner parts of the fjord being reapplied throughout the innsea. It has even been suggested that this is nonsensical and should be reversed. The fjord was named simultaneously with the island by Raven-Floke as he viewed it from a mountain from the south.

Þorskafjörður

Þorskafjörður is a roughly sixteen-kilometre-long fjord in the Icelandic county of Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla.

Aðalvík

Aðalvík is a bay located in the southwest part of Hornstrandir on Iceland. The bay splits into three main locations, the former fishing villages of Látrar and Sæból and Miðvík. All of the settlements were abandoned in the middle of the 20th century. The last inhabitants moved from Látrum and Sæból in October 1952. In Sæból and on the mountain above it, named Darri, the British occupation force built a military base during World War II, which remains can still be seen, including remains of anti-aircraft guns, buildings, roads and railway tracks. In Látrar and on Straumnesfjall, the United State...

Arnarfjörður

Arnarfjörður is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. "Arnar" is the genitive case of "Örn", the name of the first settler of the fjord.

Þaralátursfjörður

Þaralátursfjörður is a short and small fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland, on the Hornstrandir peninsula. The only farm in the valley is now desolated.

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.