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Vogar
Town in South Constituency, Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the municipality between Reykjavík and the international airport of Keflavík, see Vogar (municipality). For the community in Canada, see Vogar, Manitoba.
Vogar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɔːɣar̥] ⓘ) is a small town in the southwest of Iceland. It is the seat of the municipality of Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar).[3] There is a highly automated atmospheric gas extraction plant in the town,[4] with the oxygen produced being the only local source for Iceland's healthcare use.[5] The town also has a fish roe incubation centre for Atlantic salmon.[6]
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Vogar
Vogar | |
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Town | |
![]() Vogar | |
![]() Location of the Municipality of Vogar | |
Coordinates: 63°58′N 22°22′W | |
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Constituency | South Constituency |
Region | Southern Peninsula[1] |
Municipality | Vogar |
Government | |
• President of the town council[2] | Björn G. Sæbjörnsson[2] |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,331 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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