Breiðamýri

Breiðamýri is a bog in , . Breiðamýri is situated nearby to the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Litla-Hraun.

Prison
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is the largest prison in . Located just outside , it consists of nine buildings inside a high-security fence. was founded on March 8, 1929, as a single building. is situated 3½ km southwest of Breiðamýri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri.

Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a fishing village on the south coast of with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.

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is a town on the southern coast of .

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is the largest town in . Although it sits by a beautiful spot by the Ölfusá river, it's too close to places like and to be noticed, and too close to for most people to think of it as a place to stay the night.

Breiðamýri

Latitude
63.88333° or 63° 53′ north
Longitude
-21.08333° or 21° 5′ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
99MWVWM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3418006
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In Other Languages

“Breiðamýri” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Breiðamýri”

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