Grunnavík
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Grunnavík is a bay 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.
Jökulfirðir
The Jökulfirðir form a system of five fjords in Westfjords, Iceland, situated north of Ísafjarðardjúp and south of the Hornstrandir peninsula...
, in Westfjords
Westfjords
The Westfjords or West Fjords 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...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, located some 12 km to the ENE of Bolungarvík
Bolungarvík
Bolungarvík is a fishing village and municipality in the North-West of Iceland, located at the Vestfirðir peninsula, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík....
. Grunnavík was permanently inhabited up to 1962, but is today only occupied seasonally, as a summer resort.
- HornstrandirHornstrandirHornstrandir is Iceland's northernmost peninsula, situated in the Westfjords, to the north of the Jökulfirðir and to the northwest of Drangajökull....
- Hesteyri