Suðurnesjabær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːsjaˌpaiːr̥], "southern peninsula town") is a municipality on the northwest tip of Iceland's Southern Peninsula. It includes the towns of Sandgerði and Garður, and was created on 10 June 2018 from a merger of those two municipalities, with the name chosen by its residents the following November.[1][2] It is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík), and it is adjacent to the town of Keflavík, in the municipality of Reykjanesbær.
Suðurnesjabær | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Iceland. | |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,588 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
References
edit- ^ "Heitir nú formlega Suðurnesjabær". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ "Við áramót | Suðurnesjabær". 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
External links
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64°01′N 22°39′W / 64.017°N 22.650°W
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