Vikur - "The Coves" - are located between the bays Lodmundarfjordur and Borgarfjordur east in the Eastfjors' area.  They are Alftavik, Husavik, Herjolfsvik, Litlavik, Breidavik, Svinavik, Kjolsvik, Glettinganes, Hvalvik, and Grunavik.

Picturesque, high, and steep mountains separate them and overland travels in the area were difficult.  The easiest transport routes were on sea during the inhabitancy of the Coves.  Now they are all abandoned.  In 1973, the inhabitants of cove Husavik were the last one to leave.  Cove Alftavik was inhabited to 1904, Litlavik to 1945, Breidavik to 1947, Kjolsvik to 1938, Glettingsnes to 1952, and Brunavik to 1944.  The inhabitancy of cove Hvalvik was irregular until 1842.

The Coves are a part of the Borgarfjordur county.  The greatest number of inhabited farms there was eleven.  This part of the country is among the most popular and beautiful hiking areas of Iceland.