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thumb Skerjafjörður (, "skerry fjord") is a fjord located immediately west of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. It is part of a larger bay, Faxaflói, on Iceland's west coast.

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fjord
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Iceland
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Western Region
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thumb Skerjafjörður (, "skerry fjord") is a fjord located immediately west of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. It is part of a larger bay, Faxaflói, on Iceland's west coast.

On 7 August 2000, a plane crashed into the sea in Skerjafjörður. All 6 people onboard the plane died.

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