Hraunhafnartangi
Hraunhafnartangi is the second northernmost point of mainland Iceland and was believed to be the northernmost point until 2016 when it lost that title to the close by Rifstangi which was found to exceed it by 68 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Point
- Description: low, sandy spit in norheastern Iceland
- Also known as: “Hraunhafnar Cape”, “Hraunhatnartangi”, and “the second norternmost poin of Iceland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse and Skinnalón.
Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Tommy Bee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse is the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raufarhöfn.
Raufarhöfn
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raufarhöfn is Iceland's most northernmost town with approximately 200 inhabitants in North Iceland.
Hraunhafnartangi
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Norðurþing, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Hraunhafnartangi” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Храунхафнартанги”
- Cebuano: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Icelandic: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Norwegian: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Spanish: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Swedish: “Hraunhafnartangi”
- Swedish: “Islands näst nordligaste punkt”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kópasker and Hrauntangi.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hraunhafnartangi”. Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 3.0.