Breiðafjörður

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Breiðafjörður (brā´ŧħäfyör´ŧħür), large inlet of the Denmark Strait, c.75 mi (120 km) long and 45 mi (70 km) wide, W Iceland, between the Vestfjarða and Snaefellsnes peninsulas. Hvammsfjörður and Gilsfjörður are eastern arms.

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