List Of Extreme Points Of Iceland
This is a list of the extreme points of Iceland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Iceland (country) * Northernmost point — Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjörður () * Northernmost settlement — Grímsey, Eyjafjörður () * Southernmost point — Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar () * Southernmost settlement (farm) — Garðar, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°24'N, 019°03'W) * Southernmost settlement (town) — Vík, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°25'N, 019°01'W) * Westernmost point — Bjargtangar, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla () * Westernmost settlement (farm) — Hvallátur, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°32'N, 024°28'W) * Westernmost settlement (town) — Patreksfjörður, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°35'N, 23°59'W) * Easternmost point — Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla () * Easternmost settlement (farm) — Sandvík (Iceland), Sandvík, Suður-Múlasýsla (65°06'N, 013°33'W) * Easternmost settlement (t ...
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Grímsey
Grímsey () is a small Icelandic island, off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2018 Grímsey had 61 inhabitants. Before 2009, Grimsey constituted the ''hreppur'' (municipality) of Grímseyjarhreppur . In that year, island residents voted to join the municipality with Akureyri. The island's only settlement is Sandvík. Geography Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory; the rapidly disappearing islet of Kolbeinsey lies some farther north, but is uninhabitable. The closest land is the island of Flatey, Skjálfandi, to the south. The Arctic Circle currently runs through the island, a feature of interest to many visitors, while the entirety of mainland Iceland lies south of the Arctic Circle. Due to long-term oscillations in the Earth's axis, the Arctic Circle currently Circle of latitude#Movement of the Tropical and Polar circles, shifts northward by about per year, though varying substantially from ...
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