Útsýni frá Hvítanesi, The view from Hvítanes Interpretation Sign, Hvalfjörður Viewpoint ~ 276, Reynivellir, Iceland
1. Hvammsvik
Loftur Guðmundsson (1892-1952), a photographer, was born in Hvammsvík. He made the first Icelandic talkie, Milli fjalls og fjöru, which was filmed in Kjós in the 1950s. The film premiered in 1949.
The photographer Loftur Guð-mundsson (1892-1952) was born in Hvammsvík. Loftur made the first Icelandic film to include audible dialogue, Milli fjalls og fjöru. The film was shot in Kjós in the 1940s and premiered in 1949.
2. Sewerage
A church and rectory, known for the stay of the hymn poet Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674), who was a priest there and wrote the Passion Psalms. Hallgrímskirkja in Saurbær is dedicated to the memory of Reverend Hallgrímur.
The church and vicarage of Saurbær is best known as the residence of Hallgrímur Péturs-son (1614-1674), who was the author of Passíusálmarnir (The Passion Psalms) as well as pastor at Saurbær. Hallgrim's Church in Saurbær is dedicated to the memory of Hallgrímur Pétursson.
3. Suffocate
Landnámsjörð. Four of the five peaks of the Botnssúlnar are visible from there and it is believed that the name is derived from that. Reverend Hallgrímur Pétursson spent the last years of his life there and died there.
Ferstikla has been inhabited since the first settlement of Iceland. Four out of five of Botnsúlur's peaks can be seen from Ferstikla and the name of the farm ("Four Strides") may come from this. Hall-grímur Pétursson died at Fer-stikla after spending the final years of his life there.
4. Middle sand
The Americans built an oil depot in the land of Miðsandur and Litlasandur during World War II. Miðsandur also had a depot for ship repairs. The station operated for decades for the benefit of the defense forces, along with a whaling station that began operations in 1948 and was back in operation in 2009 after a 20-year hiatus. There is still a remnant of the wartime era there.
The U.S. Navy built an oil supply station at Miðsandur and Litlisandur. At Miðsandur there was also a supply station for ship repairs. The station con-tinued to operate for decades after the war, along with a whaling station, which opened in 1948 and was again in full use in 2009 after 20 years pause. The barracks built at Miðsandur during World War II are still standing.
5. Geirshólmur
Klettahólmi, where it is said in the saga of Harður Grímkelsson that a band of robbers led by Harður Grimkelsson stayed for a while. The villagers then lured the people of Hólm to land with promises of reconciliation, but betrayed them and killed them all.
Geirshólmi is a small rocky island where, according to the saga of Hörður Grim-kelsson, a group of outlaws led by Hörður lived for some time. The local people supposedly lured the outlaws onto the mainland with promises of reconciliation, then betrayed them and killed them all.
6. Pyrill
A peculiar basalt mountain surrounded by cliffs, 388 m. Many types of rare fluorite are found here. There is a cleft in the mountain, Helguskarð, which legend says that Helga Jarlsdóttir climbed with her sons during their escape after the massacre of the Hólm people when she had swum with them to land from Geirshólmi. Under the mountain is a town of the same name, which is related to the story of Harðar. In Þyrilsklif, liparite is mined for cement production.
Pyrill is a 388 metre high basalt peak surrounded by spectacular cliffs. Many rare zeolites can be found there. There is a canyon in the mountain called Helguskarð. According to legend, Helga Jarlsdóttir escaped up the canyon with her sons after the outlaws from Geirshólmi were killed. She and her sons had swum from Geirshólmi to the mainland. Beneath the mountain is a farm of the same name, which is mentioned in the saga of Hörður Grímkelsson. Rhyolite is mined from Pyrill for cement production.
7. Botnsá
On the Botnsá River is the Glymur waterfall, about 200 m, the highest waterfall in the country. There are popular hiking trails there. At Botnsá River are the county borders of Gullbringu- and Kjósarsýsla and Borgarfjörður counties.
On the river Botnsá is the 200-metre high waterfall Glymur. Glymur is the high-est waterfall in Iceland. There are many popular trails in the area. The river Botnsá forms the boundary between the counties Gull-bringu- and Kjósarsýsla and Borgarfjarðarsýsla.
*At Hvítanes you can still see the structures of the British Navy from its activities in Hvalfjörður during World War II. The military activities were extensive in Hvalfjörður and caused great disruption to the lives of people in the area,
Some were employed by the military. Inside Hivitanes are the remains of steps built when Winston Churchill arrived in the country in 1941. The military structures were demolished after the occupation.
Útsýni frá Hvítanesi, The view from Hvítanes Interpretation Sign, Hvalfjörður Viewpoint ~ 276, Reynivellir, Iceland
1. Hvammsvik
Loftur Guðmundsson (1892-1952), a photographer, was born in Hvammsvík. He made the first Icelandic talkie, Milli fjalls og fjöru, which was filmed in Kjós in the 1950s. The film premiered in 1949.
The photographer Loftur Guð-mundsson (1892-1952) was born in Hvammsvík. Loftur made the first Icelandic film to include audible dialogue, Milli fjalls og fjöru. The film was shot in Kjós in the 1940s and premiered in 1949.
2. Sewerage
A church and rectory, known for the stay of the hymn poet Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674), who was a priest there and wrote the Passion Psalms. Hallgrímskirkja in Saurbær is dedicated to the memory of Reverend Hallgrímur.
The church and vicarage of Saurbær is best known as the residence of Hallgrímur Péturs-son (1614-1674), who was the author of Passíusálmarnir (The Passion Psalms) as well as pastor at Saurbær. Hallgrim's Church in Saurbær is dedicated to the memory of Hallgrímur Pétursson.
3. Suffocate
Landnámsjörð. Four of the five peaks of the Botnssúlnar are visible from there and it is believed that the name is derived from that. Reverend Hallgrímur Pétursson spent the last years of his life there and died there.
Ferstikla has been inhabited since the first settlement of Iceland. Four out of five of Botnsúlur's peaks can be seen from Ferstikla and the name of the farm ("Four Strides") may come from this. Hall-grímur Pétursson died at Fer-stikla after spending the final years of his life there.
4. Middle sand
The Americans built an oil depot in the land of Miðsandur and Litlasandur during World War II. Miðsandur also had a depot for ship repairs. The station operated for decades for the benefit of the defense forces, along with a whaling station that began operations in 1948 and was back in operation in 2009 after a 20-year hiatus. There is still a remnant of the wartime era there.
The U.S. Navy built an oil supply station at Miðsandur and Litlisandur. At Miðsandur there was also a supply station for ship repairs. The station con-tinued to operate for decades after the war, along with a whaling station, which opened in 1948 and was again in full use in 2009 after 20 years pause. The barracks built at Miðsandur during World War II are still standing.
5. Geirshólmur
Klettahólmi, where it is said in the saga of Harður Grímkelsson that a band of robbers led by Harður Grimkelsson stayed for a while. The villagers then lured the people of Hólm to land with promises of reconciliation, but betrayed them and killed them all.
Geirshólmi is a small rocky island where, according to the saga of Hörður Grim-kelsson, a group of outlaws led by Hörður lived for some time. The local people supposedly lured the outlaws onto the mainland with promises of reconciliation, then betrayed them and killed them all.
6. Pyrill
A peculiar basalt mountain surrounded by cliffs, 388 m. Many types of rare fluorite are found here. There is a cleft in the mountain, Helguskarð, which legend says that Helga Jarlsdóttir climbed with her sons during their escape after the massacre of the Hólm people when she had swum with them to land from Geirshólmi. Under the mountain is a town of the same name, which is related to the story of Harðar. In Þyrilsklif, liparite is mined for cement production.
Pyrill is a 388 metre high basalt peak surrounded by spectacular cliffs. Many rare zeolites can be found there. There is a canyon in the mountain called Helguskarð. According to legend, Helga Jarlsdóttir escaped up the canyon with her sons after the outlaws from Geirshólmi were killed. She and her sons had swum from Geirshólmi to the mainland. Beneath the mountain is a farm of the same name, which is mentioned in the saga of Hörður Grímkelsson. Rhyolite is mined from Pyrill for cement production.
7. Botnsá
On the Botnsá River is the Glymur waterfall, about 200 m, the highest waterfall in the country. There are popular hiking trails there. At Botnsá River are the county borders of Gullbringu- and Kjósarsýsla and Borgarfjörður counties.
On the river Botnsá is the 200-metre high waterfall Glymur. Glymur is the high-est waterfall in Iceland. There are many popular trails in the area. The river Botnsá forms the boundary between the counties Gull-bringu- and Kjósarsýsla and Borgarfjarðarsýsla.
*At Hvítanes you can still see the structures of the British Navy from its activities in Hvalfjörður during World War II. The military activities were extensive in Hvalfjörður and caused great disruption to the lives of people in the area,
Some were employed by the military. Inside Hivitanes are the remains of steps built when Winston Churchill arrived in the country in 1941. The military structures were demolished after the occupation.