Hvalbakur

Hvalbakur
	Hvalbakur
Geography
Coordinates	64°35′45″N 13°16′33″W / 64.59583°N 13.27583°W
Adjacent to	Atlantic ocean
Administration
	Iceland
Constituency	Northeast
Region	Austurland
Demographics
Population	0
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Languages	Icelandic
Ethnic groups	Icelanders
Additional information
Time zone	WET (UTC+0);

Hvalbakur (meaning 'whale back') is a small island off the coast of Iceland, and the country's easternmost point. It is located in the Austurland region, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the mainland. It is 200 metres (660 ft) long and up to 100 metres (330 ft) wide, with its highest point 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level. The island appears on maps from 1761^[1] but may have been sighted much earlier.

References

^ Insvlae Islandiae delineatio (Map). Nuremberg: Homanns. 1761. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

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[1] Insvlae Islandiae delineatio (Map). Nuremberg: Homanns. 1761. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

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