Kleppsvík

Kleppsvík is a bay in , . Kleppsvík is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kleppur and Hofdi house.

Hospital
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or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic psychiatric hospital that is operated by . The first laws concerning were nr.

Museum
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Höfði is a house in , , built in 1909, and best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of President Ronald Reagan of the United States and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union. is situated 4 km west of Kleppsvík.

Memorial
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The is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near , . Installed in 2007, it consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Reykjavík.

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is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

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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.

Town
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Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west , 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, . The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations. is situated 7 km east of Kleppsvík.

Kleppsvík

Latitude
64.14722° or 64° 8′ 50″ north
Longitude
-21.825° or 21° 49′ 30″ west
Open location code
99PW45WG+V2
Geo­Names ID
3425294
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kleppsvík” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Kleppsvík”

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