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Hraun Destination Guide
Delve into Hraun in Iceland
Hraun in the region of Westfjords is a city in Iceland - some 133 mi or ( 215 km ) North-West of Reykjavík , the country's capital .
Current time in Hraun is now 01:57 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Selfoss, Sabol, Reykjavík, Nupur, and Keflavík. While being here, make sure to check out Selfoss . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hraun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
DMFI 2009 Lokinhamrahringur
DMFI fór í sína árlegu mótorhjólaferð dagana 24 - 28 júní 2009. Að þessu sinni urðu vestfirðir fyrir valinu. Við gistum á Tálknafirði og fórum í dagsferðir þaðan. Þetta video er tekið þegar við erum a ..
Amazing Iceland.
Westfjords, Iceland ..
Road 622 on the West Fjords of Iceland
A little taste of why Road 622 is best driven in a 4WD (or walked/mountain-biked). ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gísla saga
Gísla saga Súrssonar (the saga of Gísli Súrsson) is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Gisli, a tragic hero who must kill one of his brothers-in-law to avenge another brother-in-law. Gisli is outlawed and forced to stay on the run for thirteen years before he is finally hunted down and killed. Although set in the period 940-980, the saga was most likely written in the 13th century. In 1981 it was made into a film titled Útlaginn (The Outlaw).
Located at 65.88 -23.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Arnarfjörður
Arnarfjörður is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is thirty kilometres long and five to ten kilometres wide. "Arnar" is possessive of "Örn" and so was named the first settler of the fjord.
Located at 65.75 -23.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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