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Brokey

Coordinates: 65°04′44″N 22°28′23″W / 65.079°N 22.473°W / 65.079; -22.473
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Brokey is the largest island of Breiðafjörður, Iceland.[1] Brokey has an area 3.7 km ² with its highest point 34 m above sea level. Brokey is about 1 km wide and 3.5 to 4.0 km in length.

Notable people

  • Jon Petursson (1584-1667), a noted falcon hunter and pioneer in raising eider ducks and exploiting them for export.
  • Hans Becker, a Dane, who was an administrator[citation needed]. He wrote an essay on the restoration of Iceland.

References

  1. ^ Nat.is Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

65°04′44″N 22°28′23″W / 65.079°N 22.473°W / 65.079; -22.473


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