Grimsey
Grímsey is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, where it straddles the Arctic Circle. Grímsey is also known for the puffins and other sea birds which visit the island for breeding.
- Hamlet with 61 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (340 feet)
- Description: human settlement
- Postal code: 611
Places of Interest
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Latitude
66.5396° or 66° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
-18.01533° or 18° 0′ 55″ west
UN/LOCODE
IS GRY
Open location code
9CR3GXQM+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Grimsey” goes by many names.
GrímseyAsturian
Qrimsey adasıAzerbaijani
GrímseyBasque
ГрымсейBelarusian
GrímseyCatalan
GrímseyCebuano
格里姆塞岛Chinese
格里姆塞島Chinese
GrímseyCroatian
GrímseyCzech
GrímseyDanish
GrímseyDutch
جريمسىEgyptian Arabic
GrímseyEsperanto
GrímseyEstonian
GrímseyFinnish
GrímseyGalician
ΓκρίμσεϊGreek
גרימסייHebrew
GrímseyHungarian
GrímseyIcelandic
GrímseyjarIcelandic
GrímseyjarhreppurIcelandic
GrímseyIrish
GrímseyItalian
Grímsey (Isola)Italian
グリームスエイJapanese
グリムジー島Japanese
グリムスエイJapanese
グリムセイJapanese
グリムセイ島Japanese
그림세이Korean
GrimsėjusLithuanian
GrímseyManx
GrímseyNorwegian
GrímseyNorwegian Bokmål
GrímseyNorwegian Nynorsk
GrímseyPolish
ГримсёRussian
ГримсейRussian
GrímseySerbo-Croatian
GrímseySicilian
GrímseySwedish
GrímseyTurkish
ҐрімсейUkrainian
گریمسیUrdu
GrímseyVietnamese
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