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Ísafjörður harbour. According to the Landnámabók (the book of settlement), Skutulsfjörður was first settled by Helgi Magri Hrólfsson in the 9th century. In the 16th century, the town grew as it became a trading post for foreign merchants.
View over Ísafjarðardjúp to Snæfjallaströnd Location of Ísafjarðardjúp in Iceland Reykjanes, Ísafjarðardjúp Ísafjarðardjúp, main fjords, islands, mountains and villages
View of Skutulsfjörður from the top of Kubbi. Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp.The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord.
Hvalfjörður Tunnel is 5,770 m (18,930 ft) long, and reaches a depth of 165 m (541 ft) below sea level.. There are 14 open road tunnels in Iceland in the Icelandic road system.
isafjordur.is Ísafjarðarbær ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥] ) is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur , Ísafjarðarkaupstaður , Mosvallahreppur , Mýrahreppur , Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur .
Vigur, pictured in September 2009 Vigur windmill, pictured in July 2011. Vigur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɪːɣʏr̥] ⓘ) is the second largest island of the Ísafjarðardjúp fjord in Westfjords, Iceland.
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Vestfjarðagöng (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstˌfjarðaˌkœyŋk] ⓘ, regionally also , lit. ' Westfjords Tunnel ') is the longest tunnel in Iceland, located in Westfjords in northwestern Iceland.