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Patreksfjörður - Town - Westfjords Iceland

By road no. 62 , between Brjánslækur and Tálknafjörður

Region: Westfjords

About: (Description)
Patreksfjörður is a town on a fjord with the same name, built on the two sandspits Vatneyri and Geirseyri. A very old trading place. The harbour, dug in shallow water on Vatneyri in 1946, is called Patrekshörf. Main industries are fishing and fish-porcessing. A snow avalanche in 1983 killed 4 people and destroyed many homes. There is a memorial to that event. There is also a memorial honouring Brithish seamen in Icelandic waters and those who died there. This momorial was a joint venture by the citizens of Aberdeen, Hull and Grimsby in the United kingdom.

How to get there:
From Brjánslækur road no. 62 is direct to Patreksfjörður.

source Iceland Road Atlas

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