Höfn
Höfn í Hornafirði | |
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Höfn Harbour | |
Location of the municipality of Hornafjörður | |
| Coordinates: 64°15′14″N 15°12′43″W / 64.254°N 15.212°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Municipality | Municipality of Hornafjörður |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthildur Ásmundardóttir |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,280 km2 (2,420 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,462 |
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.9/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 780, 781, 785 |
| Municipal number | 7708 |
| Website | hornafjordur |
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Höfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœpn̥]) or Höfn í Hornafirði ([ˈhœpn iː ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfɪrðɪ] ⓘ, lit. 'Höfn in Hornafjörður') is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord.
The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull (the largest ice cap in Europe by volume). The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.