Hrisey

Hrísey is a small island off the north coast of , situated approximately 35 kilometres north of , in , at. Since 2004, the island has been a part of the municipality of Akureyri, having previously been a municipality in its own right.
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  • Type: Village with 156 residents
  • Description: island in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Hrísey”
  • Postal code: 630

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arskogssandur and Hauganes.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Hrisey.

Hamlet
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is a village located in in northern . is situated 7 km southeast of Hrisey.

Town
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Dalvík is the main town of , a municipality of . is situated 7 km west of Hrisey.

Hrisey

Latitude
65.97967° or 65° 58′ 47″ north
Longitude
-18.37721° or 18° 22′ 38″ west
Population
156
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IS HRI
Open location code
9CQ3XJHF+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244149870
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8643914
Wiki­data ID
Q631719
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Hrisey” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hrísey”
  • Catalan: “Hrísey”
  • Cebuano: “Hrísey”
  • Chinese: “赫里斯島”
  • Czech: “Hrísey”
  • Danish: “Hrísey”
  • Dutch: “Hrísey”
  • Finnish: “Hrísey”
  • French: “Hrísey”
  • Georgian: “ჰრისეი”
  • German: “Hrísey”
  • Icelandic: “Hrísey”
  • Icelandic: “Hríseyjar”
  • Italian: “Hrísey”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hrísey”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hrísey”
  • Norwegian: “Hrísey”
  • Persian: “هریسی”
  • Polish: “Hrísey”
  • Portuguese: “Hrísey”
  • Romanian: “Hrísey”
  • Russian: “Хрисей”
  • Spanish: “Hrísey”
  • Swedish: “Hrísey”
  • Turkish: “Hrísey”
  • Urdu: “ہریسی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Horn and Borgarbrík.

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Highlights: Hríseyjarkirkja and Hús Hákarla-Jörundar.

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