Grótta

Grótta is a tied island at the extreme end of in the Capital Region of . During high tide the tombolo is completely submerged, turning Grótta into an island.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: island in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Grotta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grótta lighthouse and KR-völlur.

Lighthouse
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Stadium
Photo: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meistaravellir or is a football in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur since 1984.

Church
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Landakotskirkja, officially named Basilika Krists konungs and often referred to as Kristskirkja, is a Catholic basilica in the western part of the capital of and is the cathedral of the Diocese of Reykjavík.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.

Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and largest city in and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 10 km southeast of Grótta.

Grótta

Latitude
64.16455° or 64° 9′ 52″ north
Longitude
-22.0209° or 22° 1′ 15″ west
Open location code
99PV5X7H+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 411196916
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
3416850
Wiki­data ID
Q3118633
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Satellite Map

Discover Grótta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Grótta” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grótta”
  • French: “Grotta”
  • French: “Grótta”
  • German: “Grótta”
  • Icelandic: “Grótta”
  • Polish: “Grótta”
  • Spanish: “Grotta”
  • Spanish: “Grótta”
  • Swedish: “Grótta”
  • Turkish: “Grótta”

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