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farm a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.

• Ljósaland (3.9km)
• Purkugerði (3.9km)
• Stranðöfn (4.7km)
• Hvammsgerði (8.7km)
• Nýibær (9.5km)
• Dalshús (11.1km)
• Hróaldsstaðir (12km)
• Ytri-Nýpur (12.2km)
• Viðvík (12.5km)

lake a large inland body of standing water.

• Purkuvatn (0km)
• Stekkjarlækjartjörn (6.3km)
• Fuglabjargavatn (7.4km)
• Sauðárvatn (8.1km)
• Reiðarvatn (8.8km)
• Miðvatn (10.2km)
• Nyrðstavatn (11.2km)
• Álftavatn (11.6km)

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

• Fuglabjargaá (5.8km)
• Selá (8.1km)
• Hvammsá (9.1km)
• Stapaá (10km)
• Gæsagilsá (11.1km)
• Auðunnará (12.2km)
• Tóará (12.8km)

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

• Skersli (0km)
• Glæsiþúfa (5.8km)
• Skálafjöll (6.3km)
• Þverfell (7.7km)
• Tóahraun (11.1km)

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abandoned farm old agricultural buildings and farm land.

• Látrar (4.5km)
• Gæsagil (8.6km)
• Auðunnarstaðir (12.2km)

heath an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.

• Sandvíkurheiði (5.9km)
• Bakkaheiði (7.9km)
• Staðarheiði (10.2km)

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

• Svínadalur (2.1km)
• Djúpidalur (9.5km)

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

• Nýpsklappir (9.9km)
• Nýpskrókur (10.2km)

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

• Lyngtó (10km)
• Skjótutó (11.5km)

hills rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

• Hádegisfjöll (8.1km)
• Staðarnúpar (10.4km)

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

• Vatnahryggur (3.9km)
• Hvanntóarhryggur (9.8km)

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

• Skjólsker (5.8km)
• Votaberg (11.5km)

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

• Hámundarstaðavík (7.9km)
• Vopnafjörður (8.7km)

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

• Vogasker (7.4km)
• Strákar (10.5km)

fjord a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts.

• Nýpsfjörður (11.8km)

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

• Ljósalandsvík (6km)

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

• Hámundarstaðir (7.9km)

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

• Látrar (6km)

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

• Bæjartjarnir (7.4km)

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

• Þröng (10.4km)

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

• Fuglanes (5.8km)

bog(s) a wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants.

• Sellönd (3.1km)

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

• Selnibba (7.4km)

shore a narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively.

• Vopnafjarðarströnd (3.1km)

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