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Kópasker - Town - North East Iceland
By road no. 85 , between Ásbyrgi and Kópasker
Region:
North East
About: (Description)
Kópasker, (pop. 120) a village, a legalised port since 1879. Pier for oceangoing ships, airstrip. On January 13th 1976 there was a very severe earthquake whose epicentre was out in the fjord, about 12 km northwest of the village. There was a great deal of damage, with severe cracks in many houses so that some could no longer be lived in.
The water mains were in pieces and the harbour wall split along a fault, the two sides moving in opposite directions. Bridges in the area of Núpur were destroyed, the lava hills by Presthólar were damaged as if by an explosion and boulders fell from Öxarnúpur spur.
How to get there:
From Húsavík take road no. 85 direct to Kópasker about 97 km.
source
Iceland Road Atlas
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Distances:
85
Húsavík
97
1
Akureyri
188
85
Þórshöfn
95
861
Ásbyrgi
40
What's in the area:
Lundarskóli
Swimming Pool
Guesthouse Lundur
Guesthouse
Guesthouse Skúlagarður
Farm Holidays
Raufarhöfn
Town
Guesthouse Hóll
Farm Holidays
Service In Town:
Hostel Kópasker
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