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    crosses Breiðafjörður to Brjánslækur in the Westfjords, stopping at the island of Flatey on the way. It is also possible to circle around Breiðafjörður overland...
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    cluster of about forty large and small islands and islets located in Breiðafjörður on the northwestern part of Iceland. Flatey and its surrounding islands...
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  • small islands and skerries are found along the coast, especially in Breiðafjörður. The areas of some of these islands may vary comparatively rapidly due...
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    in Iceland, where his parents met—probably somewhere on the edge of Breiðafjörður, and possibly at the farm Haukadal, where his mother's family was based...
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    he would be willing to allow Björk to live for free on an island in Breiðafjörður which is also named Elliðaey. The artist, however, never purchased that...
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    Iceland Akurey Borgarey Brokey Drangey Eldey Eldeyjarboði Engey Flatey in Breiðafjörður Flatey in Skjálfandi Geirfuglasker Grímsey Hergilsey Hjörsey Hrísey...
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    of wading birds found in Snæfellsnes and many other aquatic birds. Breiðafjörður is an important marine ecosystem with its seaweed and kelp forests and...
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  • in the Breiðafjörður region of western Iceland it was in a region called Dalir or Dalaland (modern Dalasýsla). Furthermore, "in the Breiðafjörður area there...
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    Jon Finnsson, who resided on Flatey ('Flat Island') in the fjord of Breiðafjörður on the northwest coast of Iceland, was then the owner of the book which...
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    living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur goes over the Breiðafjörður fjord to the Westfjords. It also is the gateway to Flatey. The origin...
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    pronunciation: [ˈvassˌfjœrðʏr̥]) is a nature reserve located north-west of Breiðafjörður on the Hjarðarnes coast of northwestern Iceland. The Environment Agency...
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    close to land, in particular contrast to the bay directly north of it, Breiðafjörður, which has the most islands of any bay in Iceland. Akurey Engey Hólmar...
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    Icelanders. Written in the 13th century, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area in western Iceland from the late 9th century to the early 11th...
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    Hafnarfjörður Skerjafjörður Kollafjörður Hvalfjörður Borgarfjörður Haffjörður Breiðafjörður Fjords on northern Snæfellsnes and in Dalasýsla ("Dalir"): Grundarfjörður...
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  • Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2010. "Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...
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    same area.: 15  Álftafjörður (Snæfellsnes) is a southern branch of Breiðafjörður. Álftafjörður (Eastfjords) is a fjord of the East Fjords of Iceland...
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  • Flatey may refer to either of two islands in Iceland: Flatey, Breiðafjörður Flatey, Skjálfandi Flateyjarbók, one of the most important medieval Icelandic...
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    older generation. Examples include seals' flippers, known only from the Breiðafjörður area, which is sometimes, albeit rarely, served as part of Þorramatur...
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    Risso's dolphin. In Iceland it is possible to see whales in Eyjafjörður, Breiðafjörður, Skjálfandi and Faxaflói. The towns offering whale watching are Dalvík...
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    shield. According to Landnámabók and other sources, Einarr drowned in Breiðafjörður. Of Einar Helgi's son and Egil A chapter from Egils saga Heimskringla :...
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    personal visit to the owner from Brynjólfur. Jón Finnsson of Flatey, Breiðafjörður, who owned the manuscript, was initially unwilling to give up his precious...
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    had 1,010 inhabitants. Perhaps because of its situation on the bay of Breiðafjörður, the village was the first in Iceland to receive a commercial licence...
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  • never-ending search for love and happiness, takes place in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, western Iceland. The film is loosely based on the play Ivanov by Anton...
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    Iceland Akurey Borgarey Brokey Drangey Eldey Eldeyjarboði Engey Flatey in Breiðafjörður Flatey in Skjálfandi Geirfuglasker Grímsey Hergilsey Hjörsey Hrísey...
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  • off another granddaughter, Ólöf, and she then finally to the area of Breiðafjörður in Iceland, where her brother Björn lived. She brought her grandson...
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    Iceland Akurey Borgarey Brokey Drangey Eldey Eldeyjarboði Engey Flatey in Breiðafjörður Flatey in Skjálfandi Geirfuglasker Grímsey Hergilsey Hjörsey Hrísey...
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    (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskauːlˌeiːjar̥] ) is a group of islands of the Breiðafjörður fjord in Westfjords, Iceland. In total, Skáleyjar consists of around...
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    the Snæfellsnes peninsula and thus divides the northern large bay of Breiðafjörður from the southern bay of Faxaflói. Reykjavík is about 105 km (65 mi)...
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  • peninsula 65°31′N 22°0′W / 65.517°N 22.000°W / 65.517; -22.000 (Breiðafjörður) Breiðafjörður 65°23′N 22°0′W / 65.383°N 22.000°W / 65.383; -22.000 (Iceland)...
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    fashion. All known cases have occurred in Iceland — most can be traced to Breiðafjörður in the northwest of Iceland — with the exception of one patient in the...
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