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Laufas Destination Guide

Explore Laufas in Iceland

Laufas in the region of Northeast is a town in Iceland - some 165 mi or ( 265 km ) North-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Laufas

Current time in Laufas is now 02:34 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Svalbard, Sauðárkrókur, Kljastrond, Hofdahverfi, and Hjalteyri. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Svalbard . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Laufas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

GoPro Ireland Iceland 66º North Winter Surf Expedition

1:19 min by GoProIreland
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GoPro Ireland "Ísland 66ºNor∂ur" shot using Helmet Hero HD! One minute clip of the Icelandic winter from an Irish surfer's Point Of View. Entry for Innersection GoPro HD competition ending up top 6th/ ..

Bláu Ninjurnar vs. miðaldarfólk

0:23 min by blauninjurnar
Views: 1185 Rating: 5.00

Bláu Ninjurnar - www.facebook.com - Heimsóttum miðaldarfólkið á Gásum, vorum ekki alveg að falla inn í hópinn. ..


Icelandic horses in Iceland´s Pure nature

0:30 min by jon5715
Views: 226 Rating: 0.00

Hestaferð í fjörður sumarið 2009 ..

Hjalteyri

3:03 min by besobnb
Views: 223 Rating: 0.00

Just north of Akureyri lies Hjalteyri with nice meadows sloping down to Eyjafjödur. A visit to the old herring processing plant might give a surprice experience of an art exhibition. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður is the longest fjord in Iceland. It is located in the central north of the country, near the second most populous region of Iceland.

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Located at 65.85 -18.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Counties of Iceland, Fjords of Iceland, North Iceland

Glerá

Glerá River (lit. River of Glass) is a river in northern Iceland. It originates from glaciers in the mountains of Tröllaskagi peninsula and also draws water from some fresh water springs on its way down Glerá Valley. It runs through the town of Akureyri before it flows into the sea in Eyjafjörður. The river formed the sandbank of Oddeyri where it enters the sea.

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Located at 65.69 -18.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Akureyri, Rivers of Iceland

Glerárkirkja

Glerárkirkja is a church in Akureyri, Iceland. Designed by Svanur Eiríksson it covers an area of 2100 m². 20px This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Iceland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte

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Located at 65.69 -18.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Akureyri, Churches in Iceland

Akureyrarvöllur

Akureyrarvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Akureyri, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 2,000.

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Located at 65.69 -18.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iceland

University of Akureyri

The University of Akureyri (Icelandic: Háskólinn á Akureyri) is a young institution, founded on September 5, 1987 in the city of Akureyri in the north part of Iceland. It has grown since then, especially in the last few years as more facilities have been established. 1,382 students attended the university in the autumn semester of 2007, around 450 of them doing so through distance education, making the university the largest provider of distance education in the country.

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Located at 65.69 -18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1987 establishments in Iceland, Akureyri, Educational institutions established in 1987, Universities in Iceland