Hornafjörður
Hornafjörður is a small fjord in southeastern Iceland. The town Höfn is located on its shores, and the Stokksnes headland is nearby. It was the arrival point on Iceland for the world's first aerial circumnavigation flight in August 1924.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: fjord in south-east Iceland
- Also known as: “Horna Fiord”, “Horna Fjörd”, “Hornafjordur”, “Hornafjördur”, and “Horne Fjord”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Höfn.
Höfn
Höfn (pronounced something like "herpn", also known as Höfn í Hornafirði, is a town in East Iceland, at the south-eastern corner of the country. Höfn sits by the lagoon Hornafjörður which is also the name of the large municipality of which the town is the centre and which covers the entire area of the county Austur-Skaftafellssýsla.
Hornafjörður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Hornafjörður” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霍尔纳潟湖”
- Chinese: “霍納峽灣”
- Dutch: “Hornafjörður”
- German: “Hornafjörður”
- Icelandic: “Hornafjörður”
- Italian: “Hornafjörður (fiordo)”
- Italian: “Hornafjörður”
- Portuguese: “Hornafjörður”
- Slovenian: “Hornafjörður”
- Welsh: “Hornafjörður”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heinabergssandur and Lón.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flangey and Hrísey.
East Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
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