Barðaströnd
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Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. It is the coast between Vatnsfjörður
Vatnsfjörður
Vatnsfjordur is a nature reserve located north-west of Breiðafjörður on the Hjarðarnes coast of north-western Iceland.Vatnsfjörður was legally declared a nature reserve in 1975 and is part of the land owned by the of the head estate Brjánslækur...
and Sigluneshlíðar in southern Vestfirðir region. This is the place where Flóki Vilgerðarson
Flóki Vilgerðarson
Flóki Vilgerðarson was the first Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland. His story is documented in the Landnámabók manuscript. He heard good news of a new land to the west, then known as Garðarshólmi....
first set up winter camp.
The Icelandic county
Counties of Iceland
Iceland is traditionally divided into 23 counties, sýslur, and 25 independent towns, kaupstaðir. Today this division is no longer significant as far as administration is concerned...
Barðastrandarsýsla
Barðastrandarsýsla
Barðastrandarsýsla is a county in northwestern Iceland in the Vestfirðir region. It includes Bjargtangar, the westernmost point in Iceland and westernmost point in Europe. It is named after Barðaströnd coast. It is often divided into east and west counties . Its cities are Króksfjarðarnes,...
is named after Barðaströnd.
External links
- Tourist attractions near Barðaströnd
- Barðaströnd at Visit.is (in IcelandicIcelandic languageIcelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
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