Old house in the countryside of Iceland, Westfjords region, Europe
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Daniel Staniszewski / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
CWRRHCFile size:
28.4 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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2574 x 3861 px | 21.8 x 32.7 cm | 8.6 x 12.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 August 2011Location:
Westfjords, Iceland, EuropeMore information:
The Westfjords or West Fjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir, is the name for the large peninsula in northwestern Iceland. It is connected to the rest of Iceland by a 7 km wide isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. These indentations make roads circuitous and communications difficult. 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.