Straumnes (Hornstrandir)
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 25 '47 " N , 23 ° 8' 11" W | |
| Waters 1 | Atlantic Ocean | |
Straumnes is a headland in the Vestfirðir region in the far northwest of Iceland . The headland is on Hornstrandir , about 40 kilometers north of the town of Ísafjörður in the east of the Aðalvík bay .
On the Straumnesfjall mountain (377 meters) the Americans built a radar station between 1953 and 1956 , which was then operated until July 1960.
Film location
At the ruins of the radar station, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson filmed the final scenes of the film Children of Nature .
