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Akranes Destination Guide

Delve into Akranes in Iceland

Akranes in the region of West with its 5,606 residents is located in Iceland - some 14 mi or ( 22 km ) North-West of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Akranes

Local time in Akranes is now 08:53 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Keflavík. While being here, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Akranes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Fishing Village of Akranes Iceland Aug 2009

2:27 min by mikeminnesota
Views: 2718 Rating: 5.00

My one day city bus ride to Akranes community in Iceland. Akranes Iceland a small iceland fishing village, with museum, Akranes Iceland golf course and many unique buildings. Just a little north of Re ..

Around the Akranes - januar 2013

9:30 min by miciur
Views: 725 Rating: 5.00

watch in 720p HD Around the Akranes, with GoPro 3 BE. This video was recorded about 12 pm in the Icelandic town Akranes in januar 2013. Music: GusGus live in KEX concert. video, directed, and producti ..


gullfoss

0:11 min by emricpit
Views: 533 Rating: 5.00

gullfoss in iceland ..

iceland black sand beach cafe 360 pan

0:27 min by Tygerbeetle
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a circling pan view of the mountain, cafe & troll rock formations near Iceland's black sand beach, near Vik ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Akranesvöllur

Akranesvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Akranes, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 4,850 and was built in 1935. It has 850 seats.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.32 -22.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iceland, Íþróttabandalag Akraness

Hvalfjörður Tunnel

Hvalfjörður Tunnel is a road tunnel under the Hvalfjörður fjord in Iceland and a part of the Route 1 (Iceland's ring road). It is 5,770 m long and reaches depth of 165m below sea level. Opened on 11 July 1998, it shortens the distance from Reykjavík to the western and northern parts of the island by 45 km. Passing the fjord now takes 7 minutes instead of about an hour before.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.31 -21.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Tunnels completed in 1998, Tunnels in Iceland, Undersea tunnels

Borgarfjörður

Borgarfjörður is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. The waters of Borgarfjörður appear to be calm, however the fjord is on the contrary a rather dangerous part of the sea because of its undercurrents and shallows. There are many flat islands lying in the fjord, but for the most part they are uninhabited. Near Borgarnes, the hringvegur (road no.1 or "ring road") passes over Borgarfjarðarbrú, a bridge of 0.5 km in length at the inland portion of the fjord.

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Located at 64.50 -22.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland, West Iceland

KR-völlur

KR-völlur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur since 1984. The stadium holds about 2,700 people and is located at the Kaplaskjólsvegur in West Reykjavík.

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Located at 64.15 -21.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iceland, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur

Landakotskirkja

Landakotskirkja ("Landakot's Church"), formally named Basilika Krists konungs ("The Basilica of Christ the King"), is the cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland. It is often referred to as Kristskirkja ("Christ's Church"). Landakotskirkja is located in the western part of Reykjavík, on the Landakot property. It has a distinctively flat top, as opposed to the standard spire. Its architect is Guðjón Samúelsson, who also built the famous Hallgrímskirkja and the Akureyrarkirkja in Akureyri.

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Located at 64.15 -21.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Europe, Buildings and structures in Reykjavík, Churches in Iceland, Gothic Revival architecture in Iceland, Religious buildings completed in 1929, Roman Catholic Church in Iceland

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