Tröllaskagi
| Tröllaskagi | ||
 The Tröllaskagi peninsula in northern Iceland |
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 56 '59 " N , 18 ° 54' 25" W | |
| Waters 1 | Eyjafjörður ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Waters 2 | Skagafjordur | |
 Hraundrangar on the Öxnadalsheiði |
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Tröllaskagi [ ˈtrœtlaˌskajɪ ] is a peninsula in northern Iceland, northwest of the city of Akureyri .
The very mountainous peninsula lies west of Eyjafjörður and east of Skagafjörður . Many mountains reach heights of over 1000 m. The ice age left many small glaciers there. In addition to volcanoes, the Ice Age glaciers shaped the landscape by carving out the narrow valleys.
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Larger settlements are here only on the coast: there are the villages Hofsós , Siglufjörður , Ólafsfjörður and Dalvík .
The highest point is the 1538 m high Kerling , the highest mountain in the coastal regions of Iceland. Akureyri's local mountain, Súlur , is also located on Tröllaskagi.
The Icelandic ring road Hringvegur crosses the peninsula in an east-west direction and crosses the pass Öxnadalsheiði (540 m) and the Öxnadalur .
Due to the northern location and the narrow valleys, which keep the storms somewhat off and prevent the snow from blowing away, the snow conditions on Tröllaskagi are good in winter and that is why the villages of Dalvík , Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður on Tröllaskagi have the most famous downhill ski areas in Iceland .
