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Bakkahlaupsós

Bakkahlaupsós is a stream mouth in , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siglufjörður and Olafsfjordur.

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is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of . The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabitants.

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Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord . The town is connected to on Eyjafjörður by the 3.5 km one-lane Múli tunnel and to by the 11 km Héðinsfjörður Tunnels, opened in 2010. is situated 8 km southeast of Bakkahlaupsós.

Bakkahlaupsós

Latitude
66.13333° or 66° 8′ north
Longitude
-18.75° or 18° 45′ west
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Open location code
9CR347M2+82
Geo­Names ID
3214029
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