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BREIDDALSSETUR

Region: East Iceland
Coordinates: 64.7922307° N 14.020154° W

BREIÐDALSSETUR – Science and heritage centre Located in Breiddalsvík’s oldest house “Gamla Kaupfelagið”, built in1906:

Breiðdalssetur facilitates earth and literary research activities focused on East Iceland, as well as hosting exhibitions on geology, linguistics and local history. The exhibitions are about: The geology of Norðfjarðargong tunnel, newest tunnel in Iceland, science and the mineral Iceland spar, the writer and linguist Stefán Einarsson from Breiddalur valley (1897-1972), the geology and minerals of the Eastern Fjords and the world famous British volcanologist George P.L.Walker (1926-2005). Occasionally Breiðdalssetur centre is also called “the Walker Centre”.

Summer:

Breiddalssetur is open (20. June to 31. August):

Sundays to  Thursdays  from 12.00-16.00 Closed Fridays-and Saturdays.

Winter (1st September to 31th May):

Tuesdays  and Thursdays 14:00-16:00.

No entrance  fee.

Open by appointment

Breiddalssetur in Icelandic

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