Destinations populaires en Islande

• Reykjavík

  Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude makes it the world's most northern national capital. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay. It is the heart of Iceland's economic and governmental activity. Its location, only slightly south of the Arctic Circle, receives only four hours of daylight on the shortest day in the depth of winter; during the summer the nights are almost as bright as the days.

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• Keflavík

  Keflavík is located in the southwestern part of Iceland and is inhabited by about 10 thousand people. It was founded in the 16th Cent. and developed due to fishing industry. In 1940 the NATO built the military base there, today it is an international airport. There is mostly cold and rainy climate, the approximate temperature in winter time is 2 and 12 degrees during summers.

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• Akureyri

  The town of Akureyri is located in the very north of the island, surrounded by mountains with the highest peak 1213 m. It lies only 98 km from the Arctic Circle. It was founded in 17th Cent. by the Dutch merchants as there is a very good soil for agriculture. Many factories and fisheries were built at that time and the town started to grow. Today there live about 17 thousands inhabitans.

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