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Grímsey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrimsˌeiː] ⓘ) is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres (20 nautical miles) off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, where it straddles the Arctic Circle. [ 1 ] Grímsey is also known for the puffins and other sea birds which visit the island for breeding. The island is administratively part ...
Habitat. Various. Huldufólk[a] or hidden people are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. [1][2] They are supernatural beings that live in nature. They look and behave similarly to humans, but live in a parallel world. [3] They can make themselves visible at will. [4] Konrad von Maurer cites a 19th-century Icelandic source claiming that the ...
Kolbeinsey. Kolbeinsey (Icelandic: [ˈkʰɔlˌpeinsˌeiː] ⓘ; also known as Kolbeinn's Isle, Seagull Rock, Mevenklint, Mevenklip, or Meeuw Steen) [1] is a small Icelandic islet in the Greenland Sea located 105 kilometres (55 nautical miles) off the northern coast of Iceland, 74 km (40 nmi) north-northwest of the island of Grímsey.
Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles. The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the centre of the Sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Arctic Circle the centre of the Sun is visible at local midnight, and at least ...
At 63.303°N 20.605°W Surtsey is the southernmost point of Iceland. [1] It was formed in a volcanic eruption which began 130 metres (430 feet) below sea level, and reached the surface on 14 November 1963. The eruption lasted until 5 June 1967, when the island reached its maximum size of 2.7 km 2 (1.0 sq mi).
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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 ...
Heimaey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiːmaˌeiː] ⓘ), is an Icelandic island. At 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi), it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. Heimaey is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off the south coast of Iceland.