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Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory; the rapidly disappearing islet of Kolbeinsey lies some 60 km (30 nmi) farther north, but has never been habitable. The closest land is the coastal island of Flatey, Skjálfandi, 39.4 km (21.3 nmi) to the south. There are steep cliffs all along the coastline except on the southwestern ...
The municipality of Dalvíkurbyggð was formed in 1998 by the merger of three districts of outer Eyjafjörður: the town of Dalvík and the rural districts of Svarfaðardalur and Árskógur [ˈaurˌskouː (ɣ)ʏr̥]. The logo of Dalvíkurbyggð shows three mountains, signifying the joining of the three communities.
The Dalvik process virtual machine in the Android operating system was named after this village. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] While the Dalvik virtual machine has been discontinued, replaced by Android Runtime in current versions of Android, .dex ( Dalvik EXecutable ) and .odex ( Optimized Dalvik EXecutable ) files are still used, so the Dalvik bytecode is ...
Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a 5-mile (8-kilometre) arc of single track road linking North Uist and Benbecula via the western tip of Grimsay. [6] Until it opened in 1960, [7] a ferry linked Carinish (on North Uist) with Gramsdale (on Benbecula), but could only ...
Hrísey. Hrísey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥iːsˌeiː] ⓘ) is a small island off the north coast of Iceland, situated approximately 35 kilometres (22 miles) north of Akureyri, in Eyjafjörður, at 66°00′N 18°23′W. Since 2004, the island has been a part of the municipality of Akureyri, having previously been a municipality in its ...
In 1953 the North Company was reformed. Over the next 20 years it introduced roll-on/roll-off services to the North Isles to satisfy demand for faster, shorter ferry routes, rather than the old mail boats. [1] In 1961 the company was taken over by Coast Lines and in 1975 P&O and in 1975, renamed as P&O Ferries (Orkney & Shetland Services).
F roads are unpaved tracks that may only be driven in vehicles with four-wheel drive.Some include unbridged rivers that must be forded. [1] Trying to drive on an F-road with a normal passenger car means a large risk of being stuck outside of phone coverage and is a breach of Icelandic traffic law, for which one can get a fine.
Upon departure from or arrival to Helsinki, Baltic sea cruiseferries pass the island fortress of Suomenlinna. Tallink and Viking Line operate competing cruiseferries on the routes Stockholm - Turku and Stockholm - Helsinki, calling in Åland (Mariehamn or Långnäs). Additionally, Tallink sails Stockholm - Mariehamn - Tallinn and Stockholm - Riga.