Raufarhöfn

Raufarhöfn
Village
Location of the Municipality of Norðurþing
Raufarhöfn Location of Raufarhöfn in Iceland
Coordinates: 66°27′N 15°57′W / 66.450°N 15.950°W / 66.450; -15.950Coordinates: 66°27′N 15°57′W / 66.450°N 15.950°W / 66.450; -15.950
Country	Iceland
Constituency[1]	Northeast Constituency
Region[2]	Northeastern Region
Municipality	Norðurþing
Population (2011)
• Total	194
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Raufarhafnarhreppur
Former Municipality
Location of the former Municipality of Raufarhafnarhreppur
Country	Iceland

Raufarhöfn is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland.

As of January 2011, it has 194 inhabitants. It was a major fish processing station during the large herring catches in the mid 20th century.

The village is the site of a modern monument called the "Arctic Henge" which is aligned to the heavens and is inspired by the mythical world of Eddic poem Völuspá (Prophecy of the Seeress).^[3]

See also

• Hraunhafnartangi lighthouse

References

External links

• Raufarhofn