Stokksnes

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Stokksnes
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Stokksnes, with a view of the Eystrahorn mountain
Geographical location
Stokksnes (Iceland)
Stokksnes
Coordinates 64 ° 14 '24 "  N , 14 ° 57' 51"  W Coordinates: 64 ° 14 '24 "  N , 14 ° 57' 51"  W.
Waters 1 Atlantic Ocean
Stokksnes lighthouse and the raging ocean (16283805837) .jpg
Stokksnes lighthouse

Stokksnes is a headland in southeast Iceland .

It is located 12 kilometers east of Höfn í Hornafirði below the Vestrahorn mountain . There is still a lighthouse on the headland. In 1955 the Americans built a large radar station here , which was then also used by NATO . Most of the military buildings have now been demolished.

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