Reykjavík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk], English /ˈreɪkjəˌvɪk/; RAYK-yuu-vik) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It has a latitude of 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state and a popular tourist destination. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of the Faxaflói Bay.
Population: 118,918
Latitude: 64° 08' 7.73" N
Longitude: -21° 53' 43.48" W
Iceland University of Education was a normal university in Iceland. It merged with University of Iceland in July 2008 and is now called the School of Education. Enrolment was around 2300 students with more than half of them being distance learning s…
Hlemmur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥ɛmːʏr̥]) is one of the two main bus stations/terminals for Strætó bs in the capital city Reykjavík in Iceland, the other main station/terminal is Lækjartorg. All the red 'trunk' routes operate from Hlemmur, whil…
The river Elliðaár is situated in the Reykjavík area in the south-west of Iceland. Two small rivers have their source in the volcanic mountain range of Bláfjöll and stream down to the lake Elliðavatn in the eastern suburban border of the city, its o…
The CIA.IS - Center for Icelandic Art (Icelandic: Kynningarmiðstöð íslenskrar myndlistar) is the platform for Icelandic visual art activities. CIA.IS promotes Icelandic art by connecting the local visual art community with the international art netw…
Brennisteinsfjöll ("Brimstone mountain") is a minor ridge with crater rows and small shield volcanoes in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, about 20 km or 10 miles south of the capital Reykjavík. There was a lava flow south from Brennisteinsfjöll t…
Úlfljótsvatn Scout Center is the national Scout center of Bandalag íslenskra skáta, the Icelandic Scout and Guides Association.
Valbjarnarvöllur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur of the Úrvalsdeild.
Reykjavík City Theatre is a theatre in Reykjavík.
The Icelandic Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Icelandic: Iðnaðarráðuneytið) is one of the cabinet-level government ministries responsible for Iceland's economy. It shares that responsibility with the Ministry of Business Affairs (responsib…
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Icelandic: Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 23 February 1990. It was originally named Ministry for the Environment but was renamed to its current…
Menntaskólinn við Sund (MS), a secondary school in Reykjavík, was founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland.
Kópavogskirkja is the oldest church in Kópavogur.
Gufunes is a historical estate and park for sculptures and artwork in northeastern Reykjavík. Today it lies within the Grafarvogur part of the city, located to the southwest and south of the Eidsvik Cove and Geldinganes Headland.
Gljúfrasteinn was the home of Halldór Kiljan Laxness, a 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature winner.
Breidholt College (Icelandic: Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti) is an Icelandic gymnasium. Founded in 1975, the school currently has a student population of around 2800 people divided between about 1600 students in morning classes and about 500 studen…
Árnagarður is a building in Reykjavík, Iceland, located on the campus of the University of Iceland.
The University of Iceland Main Building (Icelandic: Aðalbygging Háskóla Íslands) is the central building of the University of Iceland campus on Suðurgata in Reykjavík, Iceland.
The Icelandic Ministry of Communications (Icelandic: Samgönguráðuneytið) was a cabinet-level ministry responsible for transport by land, sea and air, as well as telecommunications and postal services. Since September 2010, the minister had been Ögmu…