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Hofn Destination Guide

Touring Hofn in Iceland

Hofn in the region of East with its 1,695 citizens is a city located in Iceland - some 201 mi or ( 324 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

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Time in Hofn is now 12:55 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Akureyri, and Egilsstadir. Being here already, consider visiting Akureyri . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Hofn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Field Trip 2. Tag Tobegoesiceland's photos around Höfn (sprich Höp), Iceland

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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Höfn (sprich Höp), Iceland by TravelPod blogger Tobegoesiceland titled "Field Trip 2. Tag" Tobegoesiceland's travel blog entry: "der zweite tag beg ..

Gateway to Vatnajoekull Schwate's photos around Höfn, Iceland (hofn iceland photo to print)

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4th of July in Iceland Margreet98's photos around Höfn, Iceland (whooper swans hofn iceland)

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Interesting facts about this location

Hornafjörður

Hornafjörður is a small fjord in southeastern Iceland. The town Höfn is located on its shores.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.30 -15.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland

Hornafjörður Airport

Hornafjörður Airport or Hornafjordur Airport is an airport serving Höfn, Iceland.

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Located at 64.30 -15.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Iceland

Almannaskarðsgöng

Almannaskarðsgöng is a tunnel along Route 1, located near Höfn (Hornafjörður) in Austurland in eastern Iceland. The tunnel measures 1312 metres exactly in length (although the sign rounds it off to 1300) and was opened on June 24, 2005. The tunnel passes through narrow and steep pass between Hornafjörður and Lón district.

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Located at 64.28 -15.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Transport infrastructure completed in 2005, Tunnels completed in 2005, Tunnels in Iceland

Hoffell

Hoffell is an area and a farmland in southeast Iceland. It is characterised by a large outlet glacier, Hoffellsjökull, and gabbro rock, which originally formed deep in the earth‘s crust but is now visible due to uplift of the area and glacial erosion. The Hoffell area is 15 kilometres from the town of Höfn. A guesthouse is located in the area with naturally heated outdoor hot tubs. Marked hiking trails are also to be found in the area.

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Located at 64.40 -15.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Hoffellsjökull

Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull. It is located in the municipality of Hornafjörður, southeast Iceland. Hoffellsjökull takes its name from Hoffell; a mountainous area and a farmland. Hoffellsjökull and the Hoffell area are a part of Vatnajökull National Park.

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Located at 64.40 -15.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Glaciers of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland

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