Snæfellsnes

Other historical people who lived in the area according to the saga include Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, Bolli Þorleiksson and Snorri Goði.

Local fishing villages and small towns on the Snæfellsnes peninsula include Arnarstapi, Hellnar, Rif [ˈrɪːf], Ólafsvík, Grundarfjörður and Stykkishólmur.

In June 2008, the people of Snæfellsnes reached certification status as an EarthCheck community,[2] becoming the first EarthCheck-certified area in Iceland and in Europe, and only the fourth in the world.

[4][5] Ligusticum scoticum (Scots lovage, Scottish licorice-root) is an edible plant only found in Iceland on the western aspects of the peninsula.

[5] Breiðafjörður is an important marine ecosystem with its seaweed and kelp forests and the largest seal and maritime bird populations in Iceland.

The arctic fox is generally separated into highland and low land populations with the later having a reddish brown coat all year.