Drangsnes

Drangsnes

Drangsnes

Village in Northwest Constituency, Iceland

Drangsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtrauŋsˌnɛːs], regionally also [ˈtraŋs-]) is a small town in the western part of Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík.

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It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality and only has 67 inhabitants (2011 census). It got its name from a tall rock named Kerling of what is said that it is one of three troll women who tried to separate the Westfjords from the rest of Iceland.[1]

References

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    Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (14 April 2015). "Lumpfish Life: Growing Up In A Remote Fishing Village". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

65°41′N 21°27′W

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