Orkan
Orkan is a gas station in Borgarbyggð, West Iceland. Orkan is situated nearby to the post office Pósthús, as well as near the tourism office West Iceland Information Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borgarfjarðarbrú and Borg á Mýrum.
Borgarfjarðarbrú
Bridge
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgarfjarðarbrú is the second longest bridge in Iceland, after Skeiðarárbrú. It spans Borgarfjörður, linking Borgarnes to Route 1 and connecting it with other parts of the country. Borgarfjarðarbrú is situated 1¼ km southeast of Orkan.
Borg á Mýrum
Residential building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgarnes and Hvanneyri.
Borgarnes
Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borgarnes is a town in West Iceland about 75 km north of Reykjavík, with a population of around 2000. It stands by a fjord called Borgarfjörður and is the centre of a vast municipality, Borgarbyggð.
Hvanneyri
Village
Photo: Philipp Gilbert (Muc), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hvanneyri is a small settlement in the municipality of Borgarbyggð in western Iceland. The settlement is an agricultural and church center known for its history of farming. Hvanneyri is situated 7 km east of Orkan.
Orkan
- Type: Gas station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Borgarbyggð, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.54352° or 64° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
-21.90872° or 21° 54′ 31″ westOpen location code
99PWG3VR+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 122275360OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fuel
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