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Grimsey travel guide, guidebook and phrasebooks, download .pdf chapters on Lonely Planet.
Grimsey (Icelandic: Grímsey) is a small island 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Iceland, situated directly on the Arctic Circle. The island constitutes the hreppur (municipality) Grímseyjarhreppur, which is part of the county Eyjafjarðarsýsla. The population is approximately 100; the only settlement is Sandvík. Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory; the islet of Kolbeinsey lies further north, but is uninhabited. The closest land is the island of Flatey, Skjálfandi, 39.4 kilometres (24.5 mi) to the south. There are steep cliffs everywhere except on the southern shoreline. Grímsey has an area of 5.3 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi), and a maximum elevation of 105 metres (344 ft). Despite the northerly latitude, the climate is generally mild, because of the North Atlantic Current, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico. A maximum temperature of 26°C (79°F) has been recorded, which equals that of the much more southerly capital Reykjavík. Though treeless, the island's vegetation cover is rich, consisting of marshland, grass, and moss, and the island is home to many birds, especially auks ... more on Wikipedia.The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
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