Bakkagerði
in Borgarfjarðarhreppur of East, Iceland
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Borgarfjörður eystri Airport (1 mi) - Egilsstaðir Airport (24 mi)
- Norðfjörður Airport (27 mi)
- Vopnafjörður Airport (33 mi)
- Fáskrúðsfjörður Airport (42 mi)
- Bakkafjörður Airport (45 mi)
- Breiðdalsvík Airport (51 mi)
- Djúpivogur Airport (62 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 65.525 and -13.804 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 65° 31' 31" and W -13° 48' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - ISK
- Spoken languages:
- Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:57 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:02 am and 3:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Iceland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iceland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Bakkagerði
Bakkagerði in Borgarfjarðarhreppur (East) with it's 86 inhabitants is a city in Iceland about 256 mi (or 412 km) east of Reykjavik, the country's capital.
Local time in Bakkagerði is now 08:57 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Bakkagerði. The closest airport in Iceland is Borgarfjörður eystri Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Egilsstadir, Akureyri, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Videos from this area
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Borgarfjörður eystri - Ferðaþjónustan Borg-Njarðvík
A wonderful farm-stay guesthouse located in east Iceland. For more information go to www.borgnjardvik.is.
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8 dages vandreferie i et af Islands førende vandreområder, Víknaslóðir, eller "De Forladte Fjorde", hvor imponerende farverige bjerge møder havet langs en af Islands mest storslåede...
Propane Tank Drum Solo by HSHelgason
Homemade propane tank drum, also called hank drum and hapi drum.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Bakkagerði
Bakkagerði is a coastal hamlet in eastern Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Borgarfjarðarhreppur and situated on the coast of the Borgarfjörður Eystri.
Borgarfjörður Eystri
Borgarfjörður Eystri is a fjord in east Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Borgarfjarðarhreppur and, as of 2011, the area has a population of around 100 inhabitants. The main settlement is Bakkagerði. The town derives its name from the Álfaborg (Elf Rock). Some of the locals believe that the queen of the elves lives in the Álfaborg. The main attraction for visitors is hiking. Borgarfjörður Eystri is also home to a large puffin colony.
Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Borgarfjarðarhreppur is a municipality in Iceland. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 141 inhabitants, the main settlement being Bakkagerði.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bakkagerði.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bakkagerði, Borgarfjörður Eystri, BGJ, Borgarfjörður eystri, Borgarfjörður, Bakkagerðis, Borgarfjörð eystri, Borgarfjarðar eystri, Баккагерди
