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    Akranes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːkraˌnɛːs] ) is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km (31 mi) north of the capital...
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    (Akranes) 1952: KR (Reykjavík) 1953: ÍA (Akranes) 1954: ÍA (Akranes) 1955: KR (Reykjavík) 1956: Valur (Reykjavík) 1957: ÍA (Akranes) 1958: ÍA (Akranes)...
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  • ÍA) is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball...
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  • company also runs fish processing plants in two other towns in Iceland, Akranes and Vopnafjörður. The company currently operates three freezing vessels...
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    multiple municipality borders. Some municipalities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, also share the same name with a locality. However, these localities are...
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    Capital Region 16,299 7 Mosfellsbær Capital Region 11,463 8 Árborg Southern Region 9,485 9 Akranes Western Region 7,411 10 Fjarðabyggð Eastern Region 5,070...
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  • (Reykjavík) 2018 ÍA (Akranes) 2019 Grótta (Seltjarnarnes) 2020 Keflavík (Reykjanesbær) 2021 Fram (Reykjavík) 2022 Fylkir (Reykjavík) 2023 ÍA (Akranes) 2024 ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)...
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    Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla [ˈvɛstʏr-ˈskaftaˌfɛlsˌsistla] The 23 independent towns were: Akranes Akureyri (with Grímsey) Bolungarvík Dalvík Eskifjörður Garðabær Grindavík...
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  • 0450 The Akranes Folk Museum (Icelandic: Byggðasafnið í Görðum Akranesi [ˈpɪɣðaˌsapnɪð i ˈkœrðʏm ˈaːkraˌnɛːsɪ]), formerly known as the Akranes Museum Centre...
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  • team. He only became the third youngest player from Akranes to debut for the national team, as Akranes is the home town of four of the six youngest players...
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    hometown club, ÍA Akranes. In his career, Gudjon won five league titles and five cup titles. He also played 22 European games for ÍA Akranes. Guðjón played...
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    Parliament of Iceland from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, he was elected Mayor of Akranes. "Haraldur Benediktsson". Alþingi. Retrieved 2024-03-09. Feykir. "Haraldur...
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  • Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Akureyri, Keflavík, Mosfellsbær, Akranes, Selfoss and more locations in Iceland Main cities and tourist sites and...
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  • is located in the municipality of Hvalfjarðarsveit, east of the city of Akranes. Akrafjall is located north of the capital Reykjavík, on a peninsula between...
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    Lithuania (30) United States (28) Ecuador (25) Närpes is twinned with: Akranes, Iceland Bamble, Norway Tønder, Denmark Västervik Municipality, Sweden...
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    Reykjavíkur is appointed by the Reykjavík and Akranes City Councils. Reykjavík appoints five members and Akranes appoints one. The Borgarbyggð Council appoints...
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  • Judan Ali is an English football technical director, coach, and former player He played for Arsenal, Barcelona and Murcia. Ali is the first BAME British...
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    fjord Kollafjörður. From Reykjavik it is possible to see the peninsula of Akranes in the northeast and even the Snæfellsjökull at a distance of about 120 km...
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    Viking, Iceland's Strongest Viking, OK Badur Strongman Championships, Akranes Strength Challenge, and Strongest Man in Iceland. After placing third behind...
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  • Augnablik v Fram Reykjavík Smári v Grindavík KR v Álftanes Afturelding v KH ÍA Akranes v Selfoss HK Kópavogur v Grótta ÍBV were given a bye in the first round...
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    Company. It is located in Grundartangi in Western Iceland near the town of Akranes. Its former capacity was 220,000 t/yr but an expansion to 260,000 t/yr...
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  • rival club Stjarnan. The team later received and accepted an offer from Akranes to play their games at Vesturgata. On 7 May 2024, Aþena achieved promotion...
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    Garðar Gunnlaugsson (category Sportspeople from Akranes)
    for ÍA Akranes in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He is the younger brother of Arnar Gunnlaugsson and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson. Garðar was born in Akranes in western...
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  • Gísli S. Einarsson (category People from Akranes)
    in Akranes. He received a degree in engineering from the Western Polytechnic in Akranes in 1982. Gísli joined the State Cement Factory in Akranes in 1963...
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    remain as of 2021. Four surplus caissons were used in a breakwater at Akranes, Iceland. Three were towed and delivered by mid August 1946, with the fourth...
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    Arnór Sigurðsson (category Sportspeople from Akranes)
    Rovers Number 7 Youth career 0000–2015 ÍA Akranes Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2015–2016 ÍA Akranes 7 (0) 2017–2018 Norrköping 25 (3) 2017 → Sylvia...
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  • Sigurður Jónsson (footballer) (category Sportspeople from Akranes)
    Sigurður Jónsson (born 27 September 1966 in Akranes), also known as The Icelandic Beast (and his son as The Icelandic Beast JR), is a retired Icelandic...
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    transport, the troops moved to nearby Hvalfjörður, Kaldaðarnes, Sandskeið, and Akranes to secure potential landing areas against the possibility of a German counterattack...
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    Hvalfjörður Tunnel opened, reducing the distance from Reykjavík to the town of Akranes by 60 kilometers and consequently abolishing the ferry service between...
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    no (diplomatic edition) Flateyjarbók, [ed. by Sigurður Nordal], 4 vols (Akranes: Flateyjarútgáfan, 1944–45) (normalised Old Norse spelling) Waggoner, Ben...
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