Place names in the Westman Islands # 82824
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Place names in the Westman Islands. Compiled by Þorsteinn Jónsson.
There are probably thousands of place names in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. Even the name Vestmannaeyjar is a place name, and there are various sources about that place name, for example in Landnámubók. It is not clear who created the place names, and for what reason, but it is certain that there are thousands.
On Heimaey you can find place names such as Sölvaflá, Illugaskip, Páskahellir and Háhá. There are also many caves in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. In the outer islands you can see Austursvelti, Höskuldarhell, Þolinmæði and Bunki, to name a few.
There are probably thousands of place names in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. Even the name Vestmannaeyjar is a place name, and there are various sources about that place name, for example in Landnámubók. It is not clear who created the place names, and for what reason, but it is certain that there are thousands.
On Heimaey you can find place names such as Sölvaflá, Illugaskip, Páskahellir and Háhá. There are also many caves in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. In the outer islands you can see Austursvelti, Höskuldarhell, Þolinmæði and Bunki, to name a few.