Grísatjörn
Grísatjörn is a pond in Akureyri, Northeast. Grísatjörn is situated nearby to Akureyri Botanical Garden, as well as near Akureyri Junior College.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akureyri Botanical Garden and Akureyri Junior College.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: RenJJ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Akureyri Botanical Garden is a unique and significant botanical garden located in the southern part of Akureyri, a city in Northern Iceland. Situated on the west side of the inland end of the fjord Eyjafjörður, at an elevation of about 45 metres, the garden is one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, just 85 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.
Akureyri Junior College
College
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The Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland. The Menntaskólinn á Akureyri traces its roots to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130.
Church of St. Peter
Church
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Eyrarlandsvegi 26, in the town of Akureyri, Norduland Eystra in Iceland, and named after Saint Peter. Church of St. Peter is situated 200 metres north of Grísatjörn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svalbarðseyri.
Svalbarðseyri
Village
Photo: Navaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svalbarðseyri is a small village in the Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur municipality, northern Iceland, which in January 2011 had 245 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast of Eyjafjörður fjord. Svalbarðseyri is situated 8 km north of Grísatjörn.
Grísatjörn
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.67577° or 65° 40′ 33″ northLongitude
-18.09394° or 18° 5′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CQ3MWG4+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 608738765OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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