Hrappsey

Hrappsey is an island in the municipality in . A printing house operated on the island between 1773 and 1794.
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Nearby places include Stykkishólmur.

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is a town in , on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is often called "the gateway to the islands" of Breiðafjörður. The population is a little over 1,200.

Hrappsey

Latitude
65.11667° or 65° 7′ north
Longitude
-22.6° or 22° 36′ west
Open location code
99QV4C82+M2
Geo­Names ID
3416035
Wiki­data ID
Q16428275
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hrappsey” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hrappsey
  • Danish: Hrappsey
  • Dutch: Hrappsey
  • German: Hrappsey
  • Icelandic: Hrappsey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hrappsey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hrappsey
  • Russian: Храппсей
  • Swedish: Hrappsey
  • Turkish: Hrappsey (Breiðafirði)
  • Hrappsey

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