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The Reykjanes [ˈreiːcaˌnɛːs] Peninsula, located in south-western Iceland, has entered a new volcanic cycle after a period of approximately 800 years of relative inactivity. This resurgence was marked by heightened seismic events and volcanic activity near the hyaloclastite mountain Þorbjörn [ˈθɔrˌpjœ(r)tn̥] beginning in late 2019 ...
Iceland 1975 Netherlands Arctic Station, Univ Groningen [25] Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway Netherlands 1995 Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station: Kaffiøyra, Svalbard, Norway Poland 1975 2 0 Station Nord: Princess Ingeborg Peninsula, Greenland Denmark 1952 25 5 Northeast Science Station [26] Chersky, Sakha Russia Soviet Union 1977 65 5
The flag of Iceland being raised and the flag of the US being lowered as the US hands over the Naval Air Station to the Government of Iceland. The NATO base did not have a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the Icelandic Government and the base lacked the roadway entrance security gates characteristic of most military installations, having ...
' Southern Land ') is a region of Iceland. The population of the region was 34,076 (1 January 2024). The population of the region was 34,076 (1 January 2024). The largest town in the region is Selfoss , with a population of 9,812 as of 2024.
The runes a:miþkarþi, Old Norse á Miðgarði, meaning "in Midgard" – "in Middle Earth", on the Fyrby Runestone (Sö 56) in Södermanland, Sweden.. In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, and Gothic Midjun-gards; "middle yard", "middle enclosure") is the name for Earth ...
The Midgard Glacier is located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet, at the southern limit of Schweizerland. It flows from the Femstjernen in the NE, just east of the Fenris Glacier . Its terminus is in the Ningerti , one of the northernmost branches of Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord) , a large fjord system where there are a number ...
Name Admiralty No. Location Year built Focal Plane Tower Height Notes Status Image Selvogsviti: L4824 Suðurland 1931 21 m (69 ft) 15 m (49 ft)
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.