Hornafjörður

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Hornafjörður is a municipality in southeast Iceland known for its dramatic coastal landscape, proximity to glaciers and volcanoes, and the fishing town of Höfn.

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Hornafjörður canonical 2
Hornafjörður fjord 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
containsSettlement Höfn
country Iceland
economyBasedOn fish processing
fishing
tourism
governedBy Hornafjörður municipal council
hasActivity aurora viewing
birdwatching
boat tours
fishing
glacier hiking
ice cave tours
hasAdministrativeCenter Höfn
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
hasIndustry seafood processing
hasNaturalFeature black sand beaches
coastal cliffs
glacial lagoons
salt marshes
hasNearbyAttraction Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon
linked to: Jökulsárlón

Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon
linked to: Jökulsárlón

Vatnajökull outlet glaciers
hasNearbyGlacier Vatnajökull
hasNearbyVolcano Bárðarbunga
Grímsvötn
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano

Öræfajökull
hasPart Hornafjörður fjord
linked to: Hornafjörður
hasPort Höfn harbor
hasTransportInfrastructure Hornafjörður Airport
knownFor dramatic coastal landscape
fishing industry
proximity to glaciers
proximity to volcanoes
tourism
languageUsed Icelandic
locatedIn southeast Iceland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Suðurland
locatedNear Vatnajökull National Park
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
locatedOnContinent Europe
namedAfter Hornafjörður fjord
linked to: Hornafjörður
partOf Eastern Region of Iceland
timeZone UTC±00:00
traversedBy Icelandic Route 1
usesCurrency Icelandic króna

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Öræfajökull locatedInMunicipality Hornafjörður
Hornafjörður hasPart Hornafjörður fjord
linked to: Hornafjörður
Hornafjörður namedAfter Hornafjörður fjord
linked to: Hornafjörður
Höfn locatedOn Hornafjörður