| LC control no. | sh 86007610 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Faxa Bay (Iceland) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Iceland--Faxa Bay |
| Variant(s) | Faxa Fjörður (Iceland) Faxaflói (Iceland) Faxe Bay (Iceland) Faxebugt (Iceland) Faxi Floi (Iceland) |
| See also | Bays--Iceland |
| Found in | Work cat.: Munda, I. Contribution on the knowledge of the benthic algal vegetation of the Mýrar area (Faxaflói, Southwest Iceland) 1980: p. 1 (Faxa Bay) BGN, March 24, 1982 (Faxaflói, bay, 64°24ʹN, 23°00ʹW; var: Faxi Floi, Faxebugt) Lippincott: p. 607 (Faxa Bay, syn: Faxaflói, Faxa Fjörður) Web. geog.: p. 391 (Faxa Bay, syn: Faxaflói) GEOnet, May 5, 2015 (Faxaflói (approved); variants: Faxebugt; Faxi Floi; Iceland; 64°19ʹ20ʺN, 022°27ʹ02ʺW (64.322217, -22.450599); bay(s) (BAY)) Wikipedia, May 5, 2015 (Faxaflói; formerly known in English as Faxa Bay and Faxe Bay; bay in southwest Iceland, between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes Encyc. Britannica online, May 5, 2015 (Faxa Bay; Inlet, Iceland; alternate title: Faxaflói. Faxa Bay, Icelandic Faxaflói, inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean on the southwestern coast of Iceland. It indents the coast for 30 miles (50 km) and extends for 50 miles (80 km) between the Snaefells and Reykja peninsulas, to the north and south, respectively. The bay is the largest in Iceland, and its banks form excellent fishing grounds. Faxa Bay includes two eastern arms: Hval Fjord (Hvalfjördhur) and Borgar Fjord (Borgarfjördhur).) |
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