Breiðafjörður

The remote bay of Breiðafjörður with its maze of innumerable islets is an area known for its varieties of landscapes and bird-life. Numerous species of birds nest in the cliffs and some of the islets are literally covered in nests and eggs. Birders expect to see kittiwakes, fulmars, gulls, guillemots, puffins and cormorants. Seals are also a common sight.

The cone-shaped Snæfellsjökull glacier (1446 m) to the south was made famous by Jules Verne in his story Journey to the Centre of the Earth.