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Vík í Mýrdal is the warmest place in Iceland, with an annual mean temperature of 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). [15] Like most of coastal Iceland, Vík í Mýrdal has a subpolar oceanic climate (Koppen Cfc) with cold but not severe winters, and cool, short summers. Its winters are among the warmest in Iceland, with an average winter day having a ...
Dyrhólaey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtɪrˌhouːlaˌeiː], "door hill island"), formerly known by seamen as Cape Portland, [1] is a small promontory located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from the village Vík. [2] It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known by the Icelandic word eyja meaning island.
Short-eared owls, a protected bird in Iceland, are common in areas of the Snæfellsnes. [5] Up to settlement only the arctic fox was present as top carnivore but now as elsewhere in Iceland there are many other introduced mammals that affect the ecosystem. The arctic fox is generally separated into highland and low land populations with the ...
Reynisdrangar captured from Reynisfjall Landscape with the sea stacks in the background. Basalt columns on the beach at Reynisfjara. Reynisdrangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈreiːnɪsˌtrauŋkar̥]) are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall [ˈreiːnɪsˌfjatl̥] near the village Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland.
Stuðlagil (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstʏðlaˌcɪːl̥]; also transliterated as Studlagil) is a ravine in Jökuldalur [ˈjœːkʏlˌtaːlʏr̥] in the municipality of Múlaþing, in the Eastern Region of Iceland. It is known for its columnar basalt rock formations and the blue-green water that runs through it.
Grímsey, situated on the Arctic Circle, off the north coast of Iceland 5.3 57 (2021) Akureyri: Grimsey, in Húnaflói: 0.43 0 Kaldrananeshreppur: Heimaey, Iceland's second largest island by area, the largest after the main island; [5] main island of the Westman Islands: 13.4 4,347 (2021) Vestmannaeyjabær: Hellisey: 0.1 0 Vestmannaeyjabær ...
The island of Hrísey in the middle of Eyjafjörður is the second largest island off the coast of Iceland and often referred to as "The Pearl of Eyjafjörður". Eyjafjörður contains a number of hydrothermal vents in shallow (20 to 65 metres) water, namely the Strýtan vent field , with cones rising up to 20 metres below the water surface.
The location of Iceland An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of Iceland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland: Iceland – sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland. [1] It is considered part of Northern Europe.