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Latrar Destination Guide

Explore Latrar in Iceland

Latrar in the region of Westfjords is a town in Iceland - some 160 mi or ( 257 km ) North of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Latrar is now 10:40 AM (Thursday) . 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: Sauðárkrókur, Selfoss, Reykjavík, Keflavík, and Ísafjörður. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sauðárkrókur . Where to go and what to see in Latrar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Straumnes Air Station

Straumnes Air Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 169 miles north of Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. It was closed on 30 June 1992.

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Located at 66.43 -23.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Radar stations of the United States Air Force in Iceland

Fljótavík

Fljótavík is a wide cove in the far north-west of Hornstrandir, in the Westfjords region in Iceland. It is a part of the nature reserve Hornstrandafriðland (status granted in 1975) which covers the northernmost tip of Hornstrandir. A deep valley rises from the cove and a shallow lake (which is more of a lagoon). It was settled during the settler age by Geirmundur heljarskinn who also settled nearby coves and valleys.

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Located at 66.44 -22.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: West Iceland

Grunnavík

Grunnavík is a bay (vík) at the mouth of Jökulfirðir, in Westfjords, Iceland, located some 12 km to the ENE of Bolungarvík. Grunnavík was permanently inhabited up to 1962, but is today only occupied seasonally, as a summer resort. Hornstrandir Hesteyri

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Located at 66.23 -22.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Geography of Iceland

HMS Niger (J73)

HMS Niger was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1936 and was sunk during the Second World War by a mine near Iceland in 1942. Five merchants she was escorting also sank top mines at the same spot.

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Located at 66.58 -23.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1936 ships, Halcyon-class minesweepers, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships built in England, Ships sunk by mines, World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean