# Vatnsnes

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{{Short description|Peninsula jutting into Húnaflói in northern Iceland}}300px|thumb|right|The Hindisvík bay
'''Vatnsnes''' ({{IPA|is|ˈvasːˌnɛːs}}) is a [peninsula](/source/peninsula) jutting into [Húnaflói](/source/H%C3%BAnafl%C3%B3i) in northern [Iceland](/source/Iceland).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/vatnsnes|title=Vatnsnes|website=Guide to Iceland|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It is surrounded by waters of [Miðfjörður](/source/Mi%C3%B0fj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur) on the west and [Húnafjörður](/source/H%C3%BAnafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur) {{IPA|is|ˈhuːnaˌfjœrðʏr̥|}} on the east. It is home to one of the largest [seal](/source/pinniped) colonies in Iceland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/jon/vatnsnes-peninsula-in-north-part-of-iceland|title=Vatnsnes peninsula in North Iceland|date=2015-08-12|website=Guide to Iceland|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> among others at [Hindisvík](/source/Hindisv%C3%ADk) {{IPA|is|ˈhɪntɪsˌviːk|}} and [Ósar](/source/%C3%93sar) {{IPA|is|ˈouːsar̥|}}. Seals have been protected for many years in Hindisvík.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/vatnsnes-peninsula/|title=The remote Vatnsnes Peninsula {{!}} North Iceland|website=Iceland Travel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref>  A stone hut was built at Ósar on the eastern side of the peninsula for seal watching.

thumb|right|Hvítserkur

Among geological features of Vatnsnes are [Borgarvirki](/source/Borgarvirki), a [volcanic plug](/source/volcanic_plug) mentioned for its use as a fortress in the [Sagas of Icelanders](/source/Sagas_of_Icelanders),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onartandaesthetics.com/2017/07/04/comic-sagas-and-tales-from-iceland-introduced-by-vidar-hreinsson/|title=''Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland'': Introduced by Viðar Hreinsson|date=2017-07-04|website=On Art and Aesthetics|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> and [Hvítserkur](/source/Hv%C3%ADtserkur), a 15 m high [basalt rock](/source/Basalt_Rocks) formation near the eastern shore of the peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2016/07/24/vatnsnes_a_must_see_place_known_to_few/|title=Vatnsnes: a must-see place known to few|website=Iceland Monitor|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref>

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