Hvalbakur

Hvalbakur is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Iceland and is the country's easternmost point. It is located in the Austurland region, 35 kilometres from the mainland.
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Latitude
64.5958° or 64° 35′ 45″ north
Longitude
-13.27569° or 13° 16′ 33″ west
Open location code
9CP8HPWF+8P
Geo­Names ID
2629823
Wiki­data ID
Q1639526

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Hvalbakur” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хвалбакур”
  • Catalan: “Hvalbakur”
  • Cebuano: “Hvalbakur”
  • Czech: “Hvalbakur”
  • French: “Hvalbakur”
  • German: “Hvalbakur”
  • Hungarian: “Hvalbakur”
  • Icelandic: “Hvalbakur (Suður-Múlasýslu)”
  • Icelandic: “Hvalbakur”
  • Russian: “Хвальбакюр”
  • Swedish: “Hvalbakur”
  • Turkish: “Hvalbakur”
  • Ukrainian: “Гвалбакур”

Localities in the Area

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