Westfjords

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area 22,271 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Breiðafjörður
gptkb:Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ísafjörður
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Vestfjarðavegur_(Route_60)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:economy agriculture
fishing
tourism
gptkbp:established historically settled in 9th century
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Ísafjörður_Airport
gptkbp:hasMunicipality gptkb:Árneshreppur
gptkb:Ísafjarðarbær
gptkb:Bolungarvík
gptkb:Kaldrananeshreppur
gptkb:Reykhólahreppur
gptkb:Súðavíkurhreppur
gptkb:Strandabyggð
gptkb:Tálknafjarðarhreppur
gptkb:Vesturbyggð
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:University_Centre_of_the_Westfjords
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Kaldbakur
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Westfjords
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:IS-4
gptkbp:knownFor steep cliffs
dramatic fjords
remote villages
gptkbp:language Icelandic
gptkbp:locatedIn northwest Iceland
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Ísafjörður
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Aldrei_fór_ég_suður_music_festival
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Drangajökull_glacier
gptkb:Dynjandi_waterfall
gptkb:Hornstrandir_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Látrabjarg_cliffs
gptkb:Rauðasandur_beach
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jón_Sigurðsson
Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir (from Laxdæla saga)
gptkbp:population about 7,100
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:touristAttraction birdwatching
nature tourism
popular for hiking
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Hornstrandir_Nature_Reserve_(tentative_list)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4