Place

Hrísey The second biggest island off Iceland

Hrísey, the second biggest island off Iceland, 8.0 km2, ca. 2 km from Helluhöfði point on Árskógsströnd. Oblong shape, highest (110 m) at its northern end, grassy. A village (pop. 230) at the southern end is the only...
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Húsavík Town

A fishing village of 2.300 inhabitants, is a perfect centre for individual tourists and groups travelling in the Northeast. Visitors can during their stay in Húsavík choose between a fine hotel, guesthouse and camping. ...
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Raufarhöfn Town

By road no. 85 , in Þistilfjörður
Raufarhöfn, (pop. 235) a village which was once one of the biggest herring ports in Iceland. Heimskautagerðið, (The Polar Enclosure) This is where the day is the longest in the summer and shortest in the winter. Arou...
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Kópasker Town

By road no. 85 , between Ásbyrgi and Kópasker
Kópasker, (pop. 120) a village, a legalised port since 1879. Pier for oceangoing ships, airstrip. On January 13th 1976 there was a very severe earthquake whose epicentre was out in the fjord, about 12 km northwest of the...
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Akureyri Town

Akureyri is the capital of Northern Iceland and the country’s fourth largest town. There are records of trade having gone on in Akrueyri as far back as 1602. In 1787 the town gained municipal right, and it obtained i...
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Dalvík Town

By road no. 82 , between Akureyri and Ólafsfjörður
Dalvík, (pop. 1,410) a town with fishing, fish processing and trading. Good harbour. Community centre, museum, modern swimming pool with spectacular view. Some industry. In the summer of 1934 an earthquake destroyed or d...
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Árskógsströnd Town

By road no. 82 , between Akureyri and Dalvík
Árskógsströnd, the coast from the abandoned farm Hillur north to Hámundarstaðaháls ridge. Broad, grassy lowland, many farms and fishing- villages. Árskógsströnd comprises the villages of Hauganes and Árskógssandur, each ...
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Svalbarðseyri Town

By road no. 1, About 13 km north of Akureyri
Svalbarðseyri, (pop. 200) a village and former trading place. The cooperative movement was a major force throughout Iceland for nearly a century, and it was here that the first Icelandic cooperative society, Kaupfélag Þi...
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Grenivík Town

By road no. 83, About 39 km north of Akureyri
Grenivík, (pop. 270) a fishing-village that started to grow at the turn of the century. A parsonage for a time.
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Þórshöfn Town

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