Torftjörn
Torftjörn is a lake in East Iceland, Iceland. Torftjörn is situated nearby to the village Fellabaer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Egilsstaðir Airport and Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School.
Egilsstaðir Airport
Aerodrome
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Egilsstaðir Airport is a single-runway airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The only scheduled carrier is Icelandair with flights to Reykjavík. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilsstaðir. Egilsstaðir Airport is situated 3½ km north of Torftjörn.
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School
School
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School is a gymnasium in the Eastern Region, Iceland Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School was founded in 1979. For the first few years the school was housed in a building built in 1983 that now houses boarders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Egilsstaðir and Fellabaer.
Egilsstaðir
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egilsstaðir is the unofficial capital of East Iceland. Its population is 2332. It lies on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
Fellabaer
Village
Photo: Janko Hoener, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fellabær is a town in Eastern Iceland, located right across Lagarfljót from Egilsstaðir. A short bridge across Lagarfljót, approximately 300 metres in length, connects Egilsstaðir and Fellabær. Fellabaer is situated 4 km north of Torftjörn.
Torftjörn
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Torftjorn”
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.25° or 65° 15′ northLongitude
-14.4° or 14° 24′ westElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Open location code
9CQ77H2X+2XGeoNames ID
2625744
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