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    Vopnafjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɔhpnaˌfjœrðʏr̥] , meaning weapon fjord) is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula...
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    Þistilfjörður Lónafjörður Bakkaflói Finnafjörður Miðfjörður Bakkafjörður Vopnafjörður Nýpsfjörður Héraðsflói Borgarfjörður Eystri Loðmundarfjörður Seyðisfjörður...
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    very close to the northern end of the route, and for inhabitants of Vopnafjörður, it had the downside of having by far the longest stretch through the...
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    a day to Reykjavík, and there are also domestic flights to Grímsey, Vopnafjörður and Þórshöfn (small settlements in northeast Iceland). There are also...
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    Bakkafjörður (category Fjord stubs)
    now called Bakkafjörður but Sandvíkurheiði (between Bakkafjörður and Vopnafjörður), still bears the ancient name. The largest farm at Sandvík was likely...
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  • was shot in the fall of 2015 in Borgarfjörður eystri, Seyðisfjörður, Vopnafjörður, and Dyrhólaey. The film was well received in Iceland and won the 2017...
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    ("Airline of Iceland") began flying on seaplanes to Reykjavík, landing on the fjord of Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri. The airline was short-lived, as it...
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