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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...
and is considered the westernmost point
Extreme points of Europe
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher, farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe. Some of these positions are open to debate, as the definition of Europe is diverse....
of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
outside the mid-Atlantic archipelago of Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
(which are often classified as remote islands). It is located in the 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...
of Vestur-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,...
. It is the westernmost point in the UTC+0 timezone