Hornafjordur
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Höfn í Hornafjörður (or Hofn in Hornafjordur when anglicised; roughly pronounced "hurb-n ee hotn-a-fyur-thur"), is located in the East Iceland, 460 km east of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. It is in fact a geographically large munipalicity situated along the coast, in front of the Southern part of Europe's largest glacier, Vatnajökull.
In spite of substantial territory, the population is only around 2400. Höfn is the largest part of the municipality in terms of population, with around 2000 inhabitants. Its economical activities mainly revolve around fish - fishing and fish processing. One of the town's main product is the lobster, which can be found in abundant quantities in the fishing areas surrounding the Southeastern coast of Iceland. The name "Hornafjörður" relates to the very large glacier lagoon (at times incorrectly referred to as a fjord). The 40 sq.km large lagoon, Hornafjöður, is formed by interactions of the Atlantic Ocean and the Vatnajökull glacier, which by its constant movement produces clay and sand, carried by the glacier rivers and ending up as sediment in the lagoon.
The region's main itineraries are 1)The spectacular national park, Skaftafell (around 200 km west of Höfn), 2) Jökulsárlón (literally the Glacial River Lagoon) located approximately 100 km east of Skaftafell and 3) The Vatnajökull Glacier to which there is a road, around 50 km east of Jökulsárlón and 4) Lónsöræfi, one of Iceland's most beautiful mountain area, only reachable by foot.
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Hofn, being on the Eastern coast of Iceland, is on the leeward side of prevailing winds. While it might be windy, less precipitation falls in this area making it part of the closest thing to being a low desert in Iceland (the high desert being the area East of Mývatn on the Ring Road.
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Höfn's Glacier Museum.
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Visit the Ice Sheet at Jokulsarlon.
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The locals prize their lobster.
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- Hotel Höfn is a 1960s style hotel with restaurant (lobster is featured, so a little pircey).
- Youth hostel, commonly book full even in the off season. Contact in advance for reservations.
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