Bjargtangar

The location of Bjargtangar in Vestfirðir
Bjargtangar, westernmost point of Europe

Bjargtangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjarkˌtʰauŋkar̥], regionally also [-ˌtʰaŋkar̥]) is the westernmost point of Iceland and is considered the westernmost point of Europe outside the mid-Atlantic archipelago of Azores (which are not classified as remote islands).[1] It is the westernmost point in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bárðarson, H.R. (1982). Iceland: A Portrait of Its Land and People. H.R. Bárðarson. p. 197. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Bjargtangar, Iceland". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

65°30′N 24°32′W / 65.500°N 24.533°W / 65.500; -24.533

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