Tjörnin
Tjörnin is a small, prominent lake in central Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Most visitors to the city pass along its shore, as it is situated in the city centre next to the Reykjavik City Hall and several museums.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of 16 metres (52 feet)
- Description: lake in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Iceland and The Icelandic Phallological Museum.
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland is an art museum…
Parliament Building
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.
Garðabaer
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km south of Tjörnin.
Tjörnin
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
64.14401° or 64° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
-21.94244° or 21° 56′ 33″ west
Open location code
99PW43V5+J2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Tjörnin” goes by many names.
بحيرة تجورنينArabic
ՏյորնինArmenian
Возера ТёрнінBelarusian
Т’ёрнінBelarusian
TjörninCatalan
托寧湖Chinese
TjörninCroatian
TjörninCzech
TjörninDanish
TjörninDutch
TjörninEsperanto
TjörninEstonian
ტიერნინიGeorgian
ტიორნინიGeorgian
ΤγιόρνινGreek
ΤιόρνινGreek
ReykjavíkurtjörnIcelandic
TjörninIcelandic
Tjörnin í ReykjavíkIcelandic
Danau TjörninIndonesian
TjörninIndonesian
TjörninItalian
TjörninJapanese
チョルトニン湖Japanese
티외르닌Korean
TjörninMalay
ტიერნინიMingrelian
ტიორნინიMingrelian
TjörninNorwegian
TjörninNorwegian Bokmål
TjörninNorwegian Nynorsk
TjörninPolish
ТьёднинRussian
ТьёрнинRussian
TjörninSlovak
TjörninSwedish
TjörninTurkish
ТьорнінUkrainian
TjörninVenetian
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík and Reykjavik City Hall.
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Iceland: Highlights
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