Bjargtangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjarkˌtʰauŋkar̥], regionally also [-ˌtʰaŋkar̥]) is the westernmost point of Iceland and is considered the westernmost point of Europe outside the mid-Atlantic archipelago of Azores (which are often classified as remote islands).[1] It is the westernmost point in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone.[2]
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- ^ Bárðarson, H.R. (1982). Iceland: A Portrait of Its Land and People. H.R. Bárðarson. p. 197. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Bjargtangar, Iceland". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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65°30′N 24°32′W / 65.500°N 24.533°W
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