Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Map of Iceland. Most municipalities in Iceland include more than one settlement. [1] For example, four localities (Selfoss, Stokkseyri, Eyrarbakki, and Tjarnabyggð) can all be found in the municipality of Árborg. A number of municipalities only contain a single locality, while there are also a few municipalities in which no localities exist.
The municipalities of Iceland (Icelandic: sveitarfélög [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlœːɣ]; sing. sveitarfélag [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ]) are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and disabled ...
The longest hyphenated name in England is the 29-letter-long name Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, the name of a tiny village in North Yorkshire. Scotland: Ceann a Tuath Loch Baghasdail (29 characters) Eastertown of Auchleuchries (27 characters) Wales: Ynys Llanfihangel-y-traethau (28 characters) Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (27 characters)
English name Native name Population (2024) [3] Area (km 2) Population density (per km 2) ISO 3166-2 Number of municipalities Largest town 1 Capital Region: Höfuðborgarsvæðið 244,177 1,046 233.44 IS-1 7 Reykjavík: 2 Southern Peninsula: Suðurnes 30,933 813 38.05 IS-2 4 Reykjanesbær: 3 Western Region: Vesturland 17,419 9,527 1.83 IS-3 9 ...
Reykjavík is the capital, and in fact Iceland's only city, and as such, it plays a vital role in all cultural life in the country. The city is home to Iceland's main cultural institutions, boasts a flourishing arts scene and is renowned as a creative city with a diverse range of cultural happenings and dynamic grassroots activities.
Kinki Region: Another name for the Kansai region in Japan. I don't think much more needs to be said about this. Kippekofen: A sub-community within the town of Burscheid. "Kippe" means "fag" in German. Kirby, Texas "I'll kick dat Kirby to the curb!" Kiska: An island in Alaska that is a popular Russian vacation spot! Means "pussy" in Russian ...
Akureyri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːkʏrˌeiːrɪ], locally [ˈaːkʰʏrˌeiːrɪ] ⓘ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær [-ˌeiːrarˌpaiːr̥], 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region.
The Westfjords region is composed of a large, mountainous peninsula on Iceland's northwestern coast. The coastline is marked by numerous fjords as its name suggests. The peninsula contains Iceland's northernmost glacier, Drangajökull.