Lundey ( Icelandic: , "

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Island") is a small, uninhabited

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off the western coast of

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

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in Faxaflói Bay. There is one structure present on the island. Lundey lies less than from the city center. It is about long and wide. Its highest point lies about above sea level. There are two other islands known as Lundey, both in northern Iceland; One in Skjálfandi Bay and another in Skagafjörður Fjord.

Environment

The island serves as a haven for

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s, including

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s, black guillemots,

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s and

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References

Uninhabited islands of Iceland Islands of Iceland {{Iceland-geo-stub