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Route 40 (Iceland)
Route 40, known as in Icelandic language, Icelandic or by its busiest stretch, , is one of the two major traffic arteries running across Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. References Roads in Iceland {{Iceland-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sæbraut
Route 41, known as in Icelandic (), is a highway in southwest Iceland, running along the northern shore of Reykjanes Peninsula from KeflavÃk Airport to the Capital Region. Previously, much of the road was called () but the name is now given to route 424 that runs from Reykjanesbraut through outer NjarðvÃk and KeflavÃk. The current road is mostly dual and controlled-access. In addition to being the main road between ReykjavÃk and KeflavÃk Airport, it serves as a major traffic artery in the eastern and southern suburbs of the Capital Region. It runs from the intersection of south towards Hafnarfjörður, where it bends, and continues from there to KeflavÃk. The road was finished in 1912 and was paved in 1965. 2003 saw the start of construction to upgrade the non-urban part to a four-lane road, being completed by October 2008. Sections As a national highway the route includes a large part of , a local road in ReykjavÃk that begins at the northern end of Reykjanesbraut. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miklabraut
(), or Route 49, is a major traffic artery in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. It is one of the two main roads running across Capital Region, the other being Kringlumýrarbraut Route 40, known as in Icelandic language, Icelandic or by its busiest stretch, , is one of the two major traffic arteries running across Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. References Roads in Iceland {{Iceland-transport-stub .... The name is not well known among locals as it is usually referred to by its main segments: and . Roads in Iceland {{Iceland-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjanesbraut
Route 41, known as in Icelandic (), is a highway in southwest Iceland, running along the northern shore of Reykjanes Peninsula from KeflavÃk Airport to the Capital Region. Previously, much of the road was called () but the name is now given to route 424 that runs from Reykjanesbraut through outer NjarðvÃk and KeflavÃk. The current road is mostly dual and controlled-access. In addition to being the main road between ReykjavÃk and KeflavÃk Airport, it serves as a major traffic artery in the eastern and southern suburbs of the Capital Region. It runs from the intersection of south towards Hafnarfjörður, where it bends, and continues from there to KeflavÃk. The road was finished in 1912 and was paved in 1965. 2003 saw the start of construction to upgrade the non-urban part to a four-lane road, being completed by October 2008. Sections As a national highway the route includes a large part of , a local road in ReykjavÃk that begins at the northern end of Reykjanesbraut. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic (; is, Ãslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Due to being a West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language, Norn. The language is more conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them have greatly reduced levels of inflection (particularly noun declension), Icelandic retains a four- case synthetic grammar (comparable to German, though considerably more conservative and synthetic) and is distinguished by a wide assortment of irregular declensions. Icelandic vocabulary is also deeply conservative, with the country's language regulator maintaining an active policy of coining terms based on older Icelandic words rather than directly taking in loanwords from other languages. Since the written language has not changed much, Icelandic speakers can read classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Region (Iceland)
The Capital Region ( is, Höfuðborgarsvæðið ) is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital ReykjavÃk and six municipalities around it.Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?â€The Icelandic Web of Science 18.8.2000. ''Retrieved on 6. June 2010'' ''(In Icelandic)'' Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments in the region cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade. The region is home to 64% of Iceland's population. The region contains Icelands far largest urban area, Greater ReykjavÃk ( is, Stór-ReykjavÃk), a conurbation that includes parts of six out of seven municipalities of the region (Kjósarhreppur is all rural). Municipalities Seven municipalities make up the Capital Region with ReykjavÃk being the most populated by far with 135,688 inhabitants. Kjósarhreppur is the largest municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
