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Snæfellsjökull
Sight · West Iceland & Snæfellsnes
A glacier-capped stratovolcano crowning the Snæfellsnes peninsula, famed as the entrance point in Jules Verne’s ’Journey to the Centre of the Earth.’
AccessSummit needs guided glacier tour/snowmobile; visible free from roads
GPS64.8085, -23.7767
Local tip: Only experienced/guided parties should go on the ice; most visitors admire it from viewpoints around the peninsula instead.
Near Snæfellsjökull
- Food: Fjöruhúsið Café (9 km)
- Stay: Hótel Búðir (19 km)
- Fuel: Olís Arnarstapi (9 km)
- Restrooms: Arnarstapi Harbour (9 km)
- Campsite: Arnarstapi Campsite (9 km)
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