Borgarfjörður (Arnarfjörður)
| Borgarfjörður | ||
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 Map of the Westfjords of Iceland |
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| Waters | Arnarfjörður ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Land mass | Iceland | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 46 ′ 19 ″ N , 23 ° 13 ′ 13 ″ W | |
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| width | 2 km | |
| depth | 5 km | |
The Borgarfjörður is a small fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland .
This fjord is the northernmost branch of Arnarfjörður . Vestfjarðavegur comes from the Dynjandisvogur bay , which is adjacent to the south . It circles the fjord and continues towards Ísafjörður . The Borgarfjörður extends about 5 km into the country and is almost 2 km wide.
The Mjólkárvirkjun power station is located in the fjord . It was built between 1956 and 1958 and has an output of 8.1 MW. The local energy supplier Orkubú Vestfjarða operates it. The power plant was enlarged from 1976-77.
See also
Web links
- Borgarfjörður at www.vestfirdir.is ( isl .)
- Mjólkárvirkjun at www.vestfirdir.is ( eng .)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 288f
- ↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 242f.
- ↑ http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20080725004114/www.vestfirdir.is/index.php?page=borgarfjordur Westfirdir.is: Borgarfjörður ; accessed: September 7, 2012