Akranes

E636044

Akranes is a coastal town in western Iceland known for its fishing industry, lighthouses, and proximity to the capital, Reykjavík.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Akranes canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Akraneskaupstaður ⓘ
climate subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ
connectedTo Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
connectionType ferry (historically and seasonally) ⓘ
road ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 64.321 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude -22.074 ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
distanceToReykjavík about 20 kilometers across Faxaflói Bay ⓘ
economicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
fish export ⓘ
foundedBy Irish brothers Þormóður and Ketill (traditional account) ⓘ
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ
hasFeature black sand and light sand beaches ⓘ
coastal town ⓘ
harbor ⓘ
lighthouses ⓘ
hasIndustry aluminum-related services ⓘ
cement production ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hasInfrastructure Route 51 road connection ⓘ
harbor facilities ⓘ
hasLandmark Akranes Church ⓘ
Akranes Folk Museum ⓘ
Akranes Lighthouse ⓘ
linked to: Akranes lighthouse

Langisandur beach ⓘ
Old Akranes Lighthouse ⓘ
linked to: Akranes lighthouse
hasPort Akranes harbor ⓘ
linked to: Akranes harbour
hasSport football ⓘ
handball ⓘ
hasSportsClub Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA) ⓘ
language Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn Western Region, Iceland ⓘ
linked to: West Iceland
locatedOn Faxaflói Bay ⓘ
west coast of Iceland ⓘ
partOf Faxaflói urban and economic area ⓘ
populationApproximate about 7,000–8,000 inhabitants ⓘ
regionCapitalProximity near Reykjavík ⓘ
timeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
tourismAttraction coastal scenery ⓘ
lighthouse visits ⓘ
view of Snæfellsjökull glacier (on clear days) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akranes harbour → locatedIn → Akranes ⓘ
Akranes harbour → serves → Akranes ⓘ
Faxaflói → adjacentCity → Akranes ⓘ
subject linked to: "Faxa’s Bay" in Icelandic
Faxaflói → hasHumanSettlementAlongCoast → Akranes ⓘ
subject linked to: "Faxa’s Bay" in Icelandic
West Iceland → contains → Akranes ⓘ
West Iceland → hasMajorTown → Akranes ⓘ