the Hvalfjörður View from the Botnsdalur out the Hvalfjörður Looking southeast across Hvalfjörður at dawn, November 2007 Panoramic view of Hvalfjörður Fjords...
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The Hvalfjörður Tunnel (Icelandic: Hvalfjarðargöng pronounced [ˈkʰvalˌfjarðarˌkœyŋk] ) is a road tunnel under the Hvalfjörður fjord in Iceland and a part...
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Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], church of Hallgrímur), also known as Hallgrímskirkja í Saurbæ [i ˈsœyːrˌpaiː] or Saurbæjarkirkja...
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by bypassing dangerous stretches of road. A tunnel under a fjord, the Hvalfjörður Tunnel, is among the longest underwater road tunnels in the world, and...
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again in the summer of 1944. The convoys ran from Iceland (usually off Hvalfjörður) and traveled north of Jan Mayen Island to Arkhangelsk when the ice permitted...
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Roads to join the neutrality patrols. In September, she was stationed in Hvalfjörður, Iceland, and was there when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December...
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anchor at Hvalfjörður, Iceland. Wichita left port on 5 January 1942 for training and a patrol in the Denmark Strait; she returned to Hvalfjörður on 10 January...
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citizens. Requisitioning local transport, the troops moved to nearby Hvalfjörður, Kaldaðarnes, Sandskeið, and Akranes to secure potential landing areas...
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View into the Botnsdalur Mountains in western Iceland from the Hvalfjörður...
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Williamsburg departed Halifax, on 8 December, bound for Iceland; via Hvalfjörður; and reached Reykjavík, later in December 1941. She arrived when the...
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Morsárjökull in 2011. It is situated at the rear end of the Hvalfjörður. Since the opening of the Hvalfjörður Tunnel under this fjord, visitor numbers have dropped...
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amongst others. In 1948, the company purchased an American naval base at Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord) and converted it into a whaling station. Norwegian crews...
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Hvalur 6 and Hvalur 7, and sabotaged a whale processing station in Hvalfjörður. The ships were two of the nation's fleet of four and were eventually...
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Hvalvatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvalˌvahtn̥] ) is situated east of Hvalfjörður in the western portion of Iceland. It lies to the east of the tuya Hvalfell...
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was an Icelandic poet and a minister at Hvalsneskirkja and Saurbær in Hvalfjörður. Being one of the most prominent Icelandic poets, the Hallgrímskirkja...
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in the west of Iceland. It is situated in a narrow valley between the Hvalfjörður and the valley Reykholtsdalur (see Reykholt). Its length is about 15 km...
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the western portion of the island and north of the Capital Region. In Hvalfjörður fjord rests the second-tallest waterfall in Iceland, Glymur. West is...
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Álafoss Barnafossar (the Children's Falls) in Hvítá river Glymur in the Hvalfjörður area. At 198m, it was long regarded as the tallest waterfall in Iceland...
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Iceland rounding the Hvalfjörður fjord. It was formerly part of Iceland's Route 1 (Ring Road) until it was bypassed by the Hvalfjörður Tunnel opened in 1998...
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German citizens. Requisitioning local transport, the troops moved to Hvalfjörður, Kaldaðarnes, Sandskeið, and Akranes to secure landing areas against...
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Maríuhöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmaːriːʏˌhœpn̥]) in Hvalfjörður in Iceland was an important trading post and harbour in the Middle Ages. Ancient...
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Mallotus, and Ammodytes). Of the 1,609 fin whale stomachs examined at the Hvalfjörður whaling station in southwestern Iceland from 1967 to 1989 (caught between...
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was piloting crashed due to severe wind conditions at Hjarðarnes in Hvalfjörður, Iceland. Lúðvík was born in 1943 into a wealthy family. He became interested...
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and remains in use as a community hall. Nissen hut houses survive in Hvalfjörður, Iceland. They were built to house naval personnel during the war. However...
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during the Second World War. On 27 June 1942, the ships sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland, for the port of Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union. The convoy...
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in transportation to the Reykjavík area. The 5.57 km-long (3.46 mi) Hvalfjörður Tunnel, opened in 1998, is one of the world's longest underwater road...
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traffic necessitates it. Currently, the section between Kjalarnes and the Hvalfjörður tunnel is being upgraded to a [2+1 road] and should be complete by 2023...
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the eastern bottom of Hvalfjörður. Some 30 km (19 mi) of the Ring Road pass through Hvalfjarðarsveit, between the Hvalfjörður Tunnel in the south and...
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Fossárdalur, which runs from Þingvellir towards the southern side of Hvalfjörður. This river is characterized by numerous waterfalls, with the most popular...
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during parts of the 20th century, but improved roads (especially the Hvalfjörður Tunnel) has made flights less needed. The road distance to Reykjavik...
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