Reykhólar () is an
Iceland
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ic
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
Westfjords
The Westfjords or West Fjords ( is, Vestfirðir , ISO 3166-2:IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district, the least populous administrative district. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coas ...
, in the northwest area of the country.
The village, with around 120 inhabitants, has a swimming pool near the local camp site with a great view on the sea and mountains. The camp site, hostel, and a tourist office are open during the summer.
Located south of Reykhólar, on a small island just offshore, is the plant of
Norður & Co., a manufacturer of
sea salt
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, evaporated from seawater by means of
geothermal energy
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth's crust which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions. The high temperature and pre ...
. This process was first tried on Breiðafjöður in 1753 and was selected by
Søren Rosenkilde
Søren (, ) or Sören (, ) is a Scandinavian given name that is sometimes Anglicized as Soren. The name is derived from that of the 4th-century Christian saint Severin of Cologne,Portal Rheinische Geschichte"Severin (circa 330-400), Heiliger un ...
when he established Norður in 2012.
See also
*
Bjarkalundur
References
External links
TravelNet - ReykholarEyjasiglingReykhólarSjávarsmiðjan - Seaweed bathHotel Bjarkalundur
Populated places in Westfjords
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