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WESTFJORDS

Flateyri Avalanche Memorial

A memorial to the people who lost their lives in the devastating avalanche that struck Flateyri in 1995.

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✓Treat the memorial quietly and respectfully.

✓The avalanche barriers above the village provide further context to this part of Flateyri’s history.

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