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    [ˈsantˌviːk]. In 2021 Grímsey had 57 inhabitants. The island is accessible by regular ferry and air passenger service. Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited...
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    Grímsey Airport (Icelandic: Grímseyjarflugvöllur [ˈkrimsˌeiːjarˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: GRY, ICAO: BIGR) is an airport serving Grímsey, a small Icelandic...
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  • William Grimsey (born 14 December 1996) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the high jump. In 2021, Grimsey won the silver medal for Great Britain at...
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    (Greenland), and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey). The climate north of the Arctic Circle is generally cold, but the coastal...
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    Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenland), and northern Iceland (Grímsey and Kolbeinsey), along with the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Land within...
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    the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small Icelandic island of Grímsey off the main island's northern coast. The country lies between latitudes...
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  • Tom Grimsey (1960–2014) was an English sculptor and teacher. He created many public sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain. Grimsey...
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  • William Grimsey (born 21 January 1952 in Kensington, London) is an English businessman who has specialised in the food and DIY sectors, most notably at...
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  • Trent Grimsey (born 4 May 1988) is an Australian retired long distance swimmer who set a new record time for crossing the English Channel in 2012. He...
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  • (North))) Northernmost settlement — Grímsey, Eyjafjörður (66°33′N 18°01′W / 66.550°N 18.017°W / 66.550; -18.017 (Grímsey (northernmost settlement))) Southernmost...
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    Island, Warming Island Iceland Inhabited islands: Vestmannaeyjar, Hrísey, Grímsey, Flatey. See also list here minor islands of Iceland Baffin Island (Canada)...
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    example, Iceland is known for its midnight sun, even though most of it (Grímsey is the exception) is slightly south of the Arctic Circle. For the same...
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    Eyjafjörður and two farther islands: Hrísey at the mouth of Eyjafjörður and Grímsey off the coast. Nicknamed the "Capital of North Iceland", Akureyri is an...
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    and the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. They also formerly bred on Grímsey just north of Iceland, but are extinct there now. In winter, they disperse...
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    winter. The midnight sun can be experienced in summer on the island of Grímsey off the north coast; the remainder of the country, since it lies just south...
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    Island Ymer Island Iceland (northern coast) Æðey Drangey Flatey, Skjálfandi Grímsey Hrísey Kolbeinsey Málmey Vigur Bear Island Jan Mayen Svalbard Archipelago:...
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    [ˈvɛstʏr-ˈskaftaˌfɛlsˌsistla] The 23 independent towns were: Akranes Akureyri (with Grímsey) Bolungarvík Dalvík Eskifjörður Garðabær Grindavík Grundarfjörður (in the...
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    northern coast of Iceland, 74 km (40 nmi) north-northwest of the island of Grímsey. It is the northernmost point of Iceland and lies north of the Arctic Circle...
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    8246500 (Skuggahlíðarbjarg)) Grímsey (66°32′39.92″N 18°0′16.74″W / 66.5444222°N 18.0046500°W / 66.5444222; -18.0046500 (Grímsey)) The attic of Gimli Public...
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    FAS Fáskrúðsfjörður Airport Gjögur BIGJ GJR Gjögur Airport 960 Grímsey BIGR GRY Grímsey Airport 1,036 Grundarfjörður BIGF GUU Grundarfjörður Airport Hólmavík...
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    Eldeyjarboði Engey Flatey in Breiðafjörður Flatey in Skjálfandi Geirfuglasker Grímsey Hergilsey Hjörsey Hrísey Hrappsey Hvalbakur Jólnir Kolbeinsey Lundey in...
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    populated island. Hrísey In the middle of Eyjafjörður in northern Iceland. Grímsey An island in the far-north, the northernmost part of Iceland. Those ferries...
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  • Fremrinámur Geirfuglasker Gjálp (subglacial eruption) Gjálp Floods Grensdalur Grímsey (Touching the Arctic Circle) Grímsnes Grímsvötn Hekla Helgafell Helgafell...
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    Seasonal: Zürich Icelandair Reykjavík Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík1 Norlandair Grímsey, Nerlerit Inaat, Vopnafjörður, Þórshöfn Transavia Seasonal charter: Amsterdam...
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    as a traditional Icelandic delicacy. On the small Icelandic island of Grimsey as many as 200 puffins can be caught in a single morning. The name of the...
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    are known: Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands, St. Kilda off Scotland, Grimsey Island, Eldey Island, Geirfuglasker near Iceland, Funk Island near Newfoundland...
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    eats a polar bear that killed his father and brother. In the story of The Grimsey Man and the Bear, a mother bear nurses and rescues a farmer stuck on an...
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    population breeds in Iceland. Some razorbill colonies include (north to south): Grímsey, Iceland (66°33' N) Látrabjarg, Iceland (65°30' N) - 230,000 pairs, about...
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    overstatement of profits, were uncovered in June 1996. In November 1996, Bill Grimsey was appointed CEO, to oversee its recovery from the scandal, that saw its...
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    Norðurland eystra 100 Innnes 56 65 16.1% Hvalfjarðarsveit Vesturland 101 Grímsey 76 61 19.7% Akureyri Norðurland eystra 102 Þykkvabær 53 59 11.3% Rangárþing...
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