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Pilot Whales Stranded In Ólafsfjörður Successfully Returned To Sea
On June 21, over 60 pilot whales stranded on a beach in Ólafsfjörður, North Iceland, reports RÚV. An emergency response team was activated in Akureyri, and rescue teams were called out. The rescue operation in Ólafsfjörður concluded around 19:00. By then, the…
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Three People In Custody Following The Murder In Ólafsfjörður
The North Iceland court has approved one week-long custody over two men and one woman arrested following the homicide in Ólafsfjörður, reports RUV. In the beginning, four people were arrested following the incident, and one of them was later released. [su_pullquote]Titans of…
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Man Stabbed To Death In Ólafsfjörður
A man was stabbed to death in a house in Ólafsfjörður last night, reports Vísir. Four were arrested in connection with the case. The deceased Icelandic man in his fourties lives in Ólafsfjörður. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box…
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Avalanches Close Roads In North Iceland, Met Office Issues Warning
Avalanches on the Tröllaskagi peninsula in northern Iceland closed roads yesterday, but there were no reports of injury or damage to inhabited areas. One event has blocked some local roads, including Siglufjarðarvegur and Ólafsfjarðarvegur between Dalvík and Ólafsfjörður. More details are available on…
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Berjadagar Brings Classical To Ólafsfjörður
It may be berry-picking season in Iceland, but for three days this month the town of Ólafsfjörður will have classical music on the brain. The eighteenth annual Berjadagar, which translates to “berry days,” will be held from August 12 to 14, and…
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Icelandic Stop Sign Instead Of Traffic Lights
In the north of Iceland, the traffic lights that used to warn drivers if they could go through a tunnel or had to wait have been replaced by a bilingual stop sign. RÚV reports that the tunnel heading out of Ólafsfjörður, Múlagangan,…