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Raufarhöfn - www.edgeofthearctic.is
Raufarhöfn, the northernmost village in Iceland, is on Melrakkaslétta peninsula with the ArcticCircle lying just off shore. The fishing industry has been the village’s main economic activity and during the herring years in the middle of the 20th century this was a flourishing community. Today, Raufarhöfn is adapting to changing times with an increased focus on catering for tourists. Among services there are a hotel, a shop, car repairs, camping, an indoor geothermal swimming pool and a health care centre. The Arctic Hedge is under construction. Population 169
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Þórshöfn - www.visitnortheasticeland.is
Þórshöfn is a fishing village on the eastern shore of Þistilfjörður.The economy is based on fishing and fish processing and Þórshöfn provides services to the surrounding countryside. Direct flights and scheduled bus tours to Þórshöfn are run from Akureyri all year round. Services provided in Þórshöfn are overnight facilities, a restaurant, supermarket, car rental, bank and post office, a health care centre and geothermal swimming pool. Population 379
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