Engey
Engey is the second largest island of the Kollafjörður fjord in western Iceland. The name Engey is composed of eng and ey. Engey is the second-largest island on the southeastern side of the Kollafjörður fjord after Viðey.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Photo: Navaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Engeyjarviti.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 2½ km south of Engey.
Harpa
Theater building
Photo: Richard Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on 4 May 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass façade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. Harpa is situated 2½ km south of Engey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Grundarhverfi.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Grundarhverfi
Village
Kjalarnes is the least populous district in the municipality of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, with a population of around 600 inhabitants. Grundarhverfi is situated 9 km northeast of Engey.
Garðabaer
Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 9 km south of Engey.
Engey
- Type: Island
- Description: Icelandic island near Reykjavík
- Category: landform
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Engey” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Engey (pulo sa Islandya, Höfuðborgarsvæði)”
- Cebuano: “Engey”
- Chinese: “恩格島”
- Danish: “Engey”
- Dutch: “Engey”
- French: “Engey”
- German: “Engey”
- Icelandic: “Engey (Kollafirði)”
- Icelandic: “Engey”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Engey”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Engey”
- Norwegian: “Engey”
- Polish: “Engey”
- Russian: “Эйнгей”
- Russian: “Энгей”
- Spanish: “Engey”
- Swedish: “Engey (ö i Island, Höfuðborgarsvæði)”
- Swedish: “Engey”
- Turkish: “Engey (Kollafirði)”
- Turkish: “Engey”
- “Engey”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Laugarnes and Seltjarnarnes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Suðurhnúður and Engey Lighthouse.
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