Vogar
Vogar
Vogar | |
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Town | |
Vogar | |
Location of the Municipality of Vogar | |
| Coordinates: 63°58′N 22°22′W / 63.967°N 22.367°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Region | Southern Peninsula |
| Municipality | Vogar |
| Government | |
| • President of the town council | Björn G. Sæbjörnsson |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,331 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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Vogar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɔːɣar̥] ⓘ) is a small town in the southwest of Iceland. It is the seat of the municipality of Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar). There is a highly automated atmospheric gas extraction plant in the town, with the oxygen produced being the only local source for Iceland's healthcare use. The town also has a fish roe incubation centre for Atlantic salmon.