Eskifjörður

Eskifjörður (also called Eskifjördur) is a town and port in eastern Iceland. In 2011, the town had a population of 1,043 people. The town has a large fishing industry.

Eskifjörður is part of the Fjarðabyggð municipality, and is in the Eastern Region.

A sculpture by Ragnar Kjartansson is located by the main road in Eskifjördur, honouring the mariners who drowned at sea.^[1]

Eskifjörður has many beautiful rare stone collections, with thousands of polished and original stones from all over the island.^[2]

References

↑ Becker, Kathleen (1 May 2009). Iceland. Baedeker. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-8297-6616-6. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
↑ "Rare Stone Collection". Visit Eskifjörður. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.

Other websites

Visit Eskifjordur tourist guide Archived 2021-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
Visit Eskifjordur Facebook Fan page for tourist information around Eskifjordur (in English)
Facebook Fan page about everything in Eskifjörður (in Icelandic)
Eskifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
Images of Eskifjörður on Flickr

[Becker2009-1] Becker, Kathleen (1 May 2009). Iceland. Baedeker. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-8297-6616-6. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[2] "Rare Stone Collection". Visit Eskifjörður. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.

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