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Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður is the longest fjord in Iceland, located in the northen part of the island. It gets the name, that literally means islands fjord, from the two populated islands located in the fjord, Hrísey and Grímsey.

The town of Akureyri is located in Eyjafjörður, as well as Dalvík, Grenivík, Hauganes, Árskógsströnd and Ólafsfjörður that are all fishing villages with around 1000 inhabitants.