Town of Akranes Covered in Cement News Tagged with “Akranes” New geothermal pool opened at Langisandur beach in Akranes 8 Dec 2018 A new manmade hot geothermal pool was opened at Langisandur beach by the town of Akranes in West Iceland today. The pool is called Guðlaug, which is both a woman's name or can mean "the pool of god." More News