Hornafjörður

Hornafjörður is a small fjord in southeastern . The town is located on its shores, and the headland is nearby. It was the arrival point on Iceland for the world's first aerial circumnavigation flight in August 1924.
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  • Lagoon
  • Description: lagoon in south-east Iceland
  • Also known as
    “Horna Fiord”
    “Horna Fjörd”
    “Horne Fjord”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Höfn.
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Hornafjörður

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Latitude
64.26124° or 64° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
-15.29203° or 15° 17′ 31″ west
Open location code
9CP67P65+F5
Geo­Names ID
2630086
Wiki­data ID
Q1628322

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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”
  • French: “Hornafjörður”
  • German: “Hornafjörður”
  • Icelandic: “Hornafjörður”
  • Italian: “Hornafjörður (fiordo)”
  • Italian: “Hornafjörður”
  • Portuguese: “Hornafjörður”
  • Slovenian: “Hornafjörður”
  • Welsh: “Hornafjörður”

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