Klofningsnes
Klofningsnes | ||
Monument to Sturla Þórðarson near Staðarhóll |
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Coordinates | 65 ° 12 '30 " N , 22 ° 27' 37" W | |
Waters 1 | Breiðafjörður , Gilsfjörður , north | |
Waters 2 | Breiðafjörður, Hvammsfjörður , south |
Klofningsnes is a peninsula in western Iceland . It is located between Snæfellsnes and the Westfjords in Breiðafjörður .
Klofningsnes is located in Dalabyggð municipality in Dalasýsla district . The Hvammsfjörður lies off its south coast, the Fellsströmend . The north coast is called Skarðsströnd and extends to Gilsfjörður . There are no villages on the approximately 800 km² peninsula, only individual farms. The Klofningsvegur circles the area near the coast. This 83-kilometer road starts and ends at Vestfjarðavegur .
Sturla Þórðarson (1214–84) lived on the Staðarhóll farm in this area.