Grímsstaðir
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Grímsstaðir is a settlement in north-east Iceland
whose main claim to fame is that its weather station holds the low-temperature record for Iceland: no doubt due to its sheltered location (at altitude of about 400 metres) between two areas of highland (800 metres or more).
It is situated just off Route 1 (the main ring road around the island), where it crosses the large river Jökulsá á Fjöllum
, about 37 km or 23 miles east of Lake Mývatn
. The river was bridged in 1947: before that, traffic between north and east Iceland had to use a ferry.
Currently the settlement has some accommodation for tourists. It also has an airstrip, in common with many isolated rural settlements in Iceland. It is a recognised stop on the bus route between Akureyri
and Egilsstaðir
(up to one bus per day in summer) although it is only during summer that the buses venture off the main road to the settlement itself.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
whose main claim to fame is that its weather station holds the low-temperature record for Iceland: no doubt due to its sheltered location (at altitude of about 400 metres) between two areas of highland (800 metres or more).
It is situated just off Route 1 (the main ring road around the island), where it crosses the large river Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jökulsá á Fjöllum is the second longest river of Iceland . Its source is the Vatnajökull glacier. It flows into the Arctic Sea. Jökulsá á Fjöllum streams over the waterfalls Selfoss and Dettifoss, the second of which is the most powerful waterfall in Europe, and through the canyon at...
, about 37 km or 23 miles east of Lake Mývatn
Mývatn
Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks...
. The river was bridged in 1947: before that, traffic between north and east Iceland had to use a ferry.
Currently the settlement has some accommodation for tourists. It also has an airstrip, in common with many isolated rural settlements in Iceland. It is a recognised stop on the bus route between Akureyri
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
and Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir is a town in east Iceland on the banks of Lagarfljót river.It is part of the municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, the county seat of Norður-Múlasýsla and the largest settlement of the Austurland region with, as of 2011, a population of 2,257 inhabitants.-Overview:Egilsstadir is located at...
(up to one bus per day in summer) although it is only during summer that the buses venture off the main road to the settlement itself.