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Og nefndu landið Ísland

Og nefndu landið Ísland from directly overhead

Og nefndu landið Ísland is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Kaldbakur stands 998 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hellulaug, a hot spring 0.3 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
„Og nefndu landið Ísland“. Stein þennan reistu Vestfirðingar sumarið 1974 til minningar um Flóka Vilgerðarson og menn hans.
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Coordinates65.57561, -23.16862
Around it

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Botsnhorn: 6.7 mi
  • Botnshnúkur: 8.3 mi
  • Nónborg: 13.5 mi
  • Tafla: 14.4 mi
  • Svínanesfjall: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Pennugil: 0.6 mi
  • Foss: 10.7 mi
  • Dynjandi: 10.9 mi
  • Dynjandi: 10.9 mi
  • Hæstahjallafoss: 10.9 mi
Springs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Bátur: 15.8 mi
  • Bátur: 15.8 mi
  • Kleifabúi: 16.6 mi
  • Bátur: 17.2 mi
  • Hvalstöðin Suðureyri: 22.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Surtarbrandsgil: 4.1 mi
  • Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 11.4 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Og nefndu landið Ísland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurNW 321°998 m21.9 mi
BotnshnúkurN 9°750 m8.3 mi
NapiWSW 243°703 m22.2 mi
BakkafjallWNW 300°688 m22.5 mi
ÞverfellWNW 293°674 m18.6 mi
EyrarfjallWNW 298°630 m18.8 mi
Efra-GrænafellWNW 284°615 m15.3 mi
HálfdánarfellWNW 287°614 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3518:4119:47
June solstice02:0222:2601:08
September equinox07:1518:3119:37
December solstice11:57—15:06

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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