Iceland
West Iceland
Borgarbyggð

Orkan

Orkan is a gas station in , . Orkan is situated nearby to the post office , as well as near the shopping center .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borgarfjarðarbrú and Borg á Mýrum.

Bridge
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the second longest bridge in , after Skeiðarárbrú. It crosses , linking to Route 1 and connecting the town with other parts of Iceland. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Orkan.

Residential building
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
Borg is a settlement due west of township in Iceland. Its recorded history reaches back to the settlement of Iceland. One of the country's original settlers was Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson, who claimed the area around Borg as his land, built a farm and made his home there. is situated 2 km north of Orkan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgarnes and Hvanneyri.

Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in about 75 km north of , with a population of around 2000. It stands by a fjord called Borgarfjörður and is the centre of a vast municipality, Borgarbyggð.

Village
Photo: Philipp Gilbert (Muc), CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small settlement in the municipality of in western . The settlement is an agricultural and church center known for its history of farming. is situated 7 km east of Orkan.

Orkan

Latitude
64.54352° or 64° 32′ 37″ north
Longitude
-21.90872° or 21° 54′ 31″ west
Open location code
99PWG3VR+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 122275360
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fuel
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