Hellissandur

Iceland / Vesturland / Hellissandur /
Hellissandur is a village and part of the Snæfellsbær community at the north-western tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland. Once an important fishing area, the village has experienced growth in tourism. The maritime museum has examples of the turf-roof houses once common across Iceland, as well as marine engines and Iceland's oldest rowing boat (1826). According to the 2005 census, Hellissandur has 400 inhabitants.
One of the points of interest near Hellissandur is the Snæfellsjökull glacier, made famous by Jules Verne in the Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Just outside of the village, there is the northern entrance to the Snæfellsjökull National Park, which surrounds the western and southern sides of the glacier. Noteworthy is the 412 metre tall Gufuskálar-radio mast, the tallest structure in Western Europe, located 2 kilometres westward.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellissandur
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Coordinates:   64°54'46"N   23°52'52"W

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  • beautiful. may I could go there to see the nature and people living ... I love that .....
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