Hjörsey
| Hjörsey | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 31 '47 " N , 22 ° 20' 56" W | |
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| surface | 5.5 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 12 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Hjörsey is an uninhabited island in Faxaflói in western Iceland .
With an area of 5.5 km², Hjörsey is the third largest island in Iceland and rises up to 12 meters above sea level. The island is 20 kilometers west of the town of Borgarnes and 3 kilometers off the coast. At low tide , a slope leads from Hjörsey via the neighboring island of Hjörseyjarsandur to Hraunhreppsvegur, road 540. This island used to be inhabited and a source of income was the driftwood .
Web links
- Hjörsey on www.nat.is ( engl .)