Höfn
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Place details
- Locality
- Höfn
- Region
- East
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 1,690
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Höfn
- Settlement.other_name
- Höfn í Hornafirði
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20160627 020 021 Panorama IJsland Höfn (27608762323).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Höfn Harbour
- Settlement.image_map
- Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður kort.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality of Hornafjörður
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iceland
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Southern Region
- Population
- +2306
- Area
- +6317
- Elevation
- +1
- Official website
- www.hornafjordur.is
- Image
- Iceland Höfn.jpg
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Höfn (; or Höfn í Hornafirði; , ) is a fishing town in southeastern Iceland. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord.
The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull (the largest ice cap in Europe by volume). The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.