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Þorlákshöfn

 
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Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland. The town name is named after Þorláki Helga who was bishop at Skálholt. It has one of the best children's basketball team in Iceland. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only viable harbour on Iceland's southern coastline between Grindavík in the west and Höfn in the east, and it serves as the departure point for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. The town school is great and has over 300 people in it. The town has a population of about 1800 people and it has a great restaurant named Svarti Suðurin and it sells great pizza and other food. It has one of the best golf courses in Iceland. The town has a great sport house and a svimming pool. In 2008, the one of the best children's sport festivals was hold in the town and there came over 2000 people in town. And the town has one of the best motocross fields in Iceland.

Coordinates: 63°51′N 21°22′W / 63.85°N 21.367°W / 63.85; -21.367


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