Grímsey
Grímsey is a small
island 40 km north of
Iceland, situated directly on the
arctic circle, at 66°33'N, 018°01'W, with a highest
elevation of 105 meters. The closest piece of land is the island of
Flatey, 39.4 km to the south. Grímsey is a
municipality (
hreppur), its administrative name is Grímseyjarhreppur. It belongs to the
county Eyjafjarðarsýsla.
The land area is 5.3 square kilometres. It is the northernmost inhabited region of Iceland, with a population of 102 (as of 2005). The main industry is
fishery. The island is connected to the mainland by a ferry that sails to
Dalvík and it also has a small airport (
IATA code GRY), regular flights are scheduled between the island and
Akureyri.
A legend has it that the Arctic Circle runs exactly through the middle of the bed of Grimsey's priest.
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