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Brokey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈprɔːkˌeiː] ) is the largest island of Breiðafjörður, Iceland.[1] Brokey has an area 3.7 km² with its highest point 34 m above sea level. Brokey is about 1 km wide and 3.5 to 4.0 km in length.
Notable people
[edit]- Jón Pétursson (1584–1667),[2] a noted falcon hunter and pioneer in raising eider ducks and exploiting them for export.
- Hans Becker (?–1746), a Dane who was a lawyer.[3] He wrote an essay on the restoration of Iceland.
References
[edit]- ^ Nat.is Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jón Pétursson". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Becker, Hans". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2023.