The Westfjords A different experience Visiting the Westfjords is surely a different experience. It is Iceland, but yet a different Iceland altogether. Looking like an enormous claw stretching out to sea, the Westfjords are known for sheer sea cliffs, some rising to a height of over 440 metres, and long, narrow fjords. A slender strip of land about 8 km wide connects the southernmost area with the rest of the country. The northwest tip of the Westfjords is Hornstrandir, a now uninhabited 600-km2 nature reserve of inspired natural beauty and undisturbed wildlife where nature lives in peace with itself. It is truly a privilege to experience such splendour.
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www.westfjords.is
Useful links Official travel guide for the area
www.westfjords.is
Hólmavík tourist info
www.holmavik.is/info
The Gisla Saga Projec
www.westvikings.info
An exciting water project Official travel guide to Iceland Promote Iceland
www.vatnavinir.is www.visiticeland.com www.businessiceland.is
Photos: Ágúst Atlason.
