Westfjords · Iceland

Ósvör, Bolungarvík

Restored fishing station on the shore just outside Bolungarvík, the northernmost village of the Westfjords, with an open sea view north; Bolungarvík is a short tunnel drive from Ísafjörður.

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“Osvor Maritime Museum, Bolungarvik, Iceland (48805526132)” by Barry Marsh from London, England, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: North (open sea at the mouth of Ísafjarðardjúp).
Darkness: Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
Aurora: Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance: About 12 km by road from the middle of Westfjords (estimate), roughly 14 min by car.
Parking: Museum car park.
Coordinates: 66.1560, -23.2150 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.

Spot information from westfjords.is.