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QP13

QP13 from directly overhead

QP13 is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Þverfell stands 870 m to the south-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Byggðasafn Vestfjarða, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Memorial for Convoy QP 13

What the record says

Inscription
Til minningar um sjómenn úr skipalestinni QP13, sem fórust við Íslandsstrendur 5. júlí 1942. In memory of sailors of the QP13 Arctic convoy, who perished off the coast of Iceland on July 5, 1942.

How to reach it

Coordinates66.06827, -23.12599

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eyrarfjall: 1.5 mi
  • Kirkjubólsfjall: 1.7 mi
  • Þórólfshnúkur: 1.8 mi
  • Kubbi: 2.0 mi
  • Breiðafell: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bunárfoss: 2.3 mi
  • Valagil: 7.7 mi
  • Bulafoss: 11.7 mi
  • Möngufoss: 12.9 mi
  • Bæjarfoss: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Norðurpóllinn: 0.4 mi
  • Ljós: 0.4 mi
  • Kona: 0.4 mi
  • Karl: 0.4 mi
  • Fýkur yfir hæðir: 0.4 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 4
Attractions: 3
Parks: 3
  • Austurvöllur: 0.4 mi
  • Jónsgarður: 0.5 mi
  • Sjöstjarnan: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of QP13. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞverfellSSW 194°870 m6.1 mi
SauratindarSE 142°856 m3.2 mi
RembingurSW 231°799 m5.4 mi
SnæfjöllNE 39°783 m12.2 mi
KroppstaðafjallSW 230°768 m6.8 mi
SnæfjallNE 50°751 m12.0 mi
BreiðafellWNW 293°745 m2.6 mi
BúrfellW 265°745 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3418:3919:47
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox07:1518:3019:38
December solstice12:10—14:53

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5058216241

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