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Hval Fjord

inlet, Iceland
Also known as: Hvalfjördhur
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Allied convoy PQ-17 in World War II
Allied convoy PQ-17 in World War II Allied convoy PQ-17 in Hval Fjord, Iceland, June 1942.

Hval Fjord is an inlet located in Faxa Bay, on the southwestern coast of Iceland. It is one of two eastern arms of Faxa Bay, the largest bay in Iceland. Hval Fjord offers shelter for ships and served as an anchorage for Allied naval convoys during World War II. Today, it functions as a base for fishing and whaling. The town of Hafnarfjörður, a southern suburb of Reykjavík, is situated on the southwestern shore of Faxa Bay.12

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  3. Vørings Falls

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