Bjargtangar
Westernmost point of Iceland
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Bjargtangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjarkˌtʰauŋkar̥], regionally also [-ˌtʰaŋkar̥]) is the westernmost point of Iceland and is considered the westernmost point of Europe outside the mid-Atlantic archipelago of Azores (which are often classified as remote islands).[1] It is the westernmost point in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone.[2]
See also
- Bjargtangar Lighthouse
- Látrabjarg
References
External links
- Jan S. Krogh's Geosite on Bjargtangar
65°30′N 24°32′W / 65.500°N 24.533°W / 65.500; -24.533
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