List of islands off Iceland
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This is a list of island
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
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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...
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- BjarnareyBjarnareyBjarnarey is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
- DrangeyDrangeyDrangey or Drang Isle, with its steep sea cliffs, towers majestically in the midst of Skagafjörður fjord in Iceland. The island is the remnant of a 700,000 year old volcano, mostly made of volcanic tuff, forming a massive rock fortress....
- EldeyEldeyEldey is a small island about off the coast of the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland. Located west-southwest of Reykjavík, the island of Eldey covers an area of about , and rises to a height of . Its sheer cliffs are home to large numbers of birds, including one of the largest Northern Gannet...
- Engey
- FlateyFlatey in BreiðafjörðurFlatey is the largest island of the western islands, a cluster of about forty large and small islands and islets located in Breiðafjörður on the northwestern part of Iceland. Flatey and its surrounding islands are, as a creation, believed to have forged from under the weight of a great glacier...
in BreiðafjörðurBreiðafjörðurBreiðafjörður is a large shallow bay, about 50 km wide and 125 km long and located in the west of Iceland. It separates the region of the Westfjords from the rest of the country. Breiðafjörður is encircled by mountains, including glacier Snæfellsjökull the Snæfellsnes peninsula on the south side... - FlateyFlatey in SkjálfandiFlatey is an island in Skjálfandi bay located about 8.7 kilometers from Húsavík, in northern Iceland. Its name in Icelandic means "flat island"; its highest point is only about twenty two meters above mean sea level, hence its name. It is two and a half kilometers long and 1.7 kilometers wide. It...
in SkjálfandiSkjálfandiSkjálfandi, geologically more a bay than a fjord, is located in the North of Iceland. The word Skjálfandi literally translates to "trembling" which might refer to earthquakes which do occur quite frequently... - GeirfuglaskerGeirfuglaskerGeirfuglasker was one or a few small islet near Iceland. It was volcanic rock surrounded by cliffs, which made it inaccessible to humans, and the last refuge for the Great Auk...
- GrímseyGrímseyGrímsey is a small island in the country of Iceland, off the north coast of the main island of Iceland and straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2011 it had 86 inhabitants....
- HelliseyHelliseyHellisey is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
- HeimaeyHeimaeyHeimaey , literally Home Island, is an Icelandic island. At a size of 13.4 km² , it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated Icelandic island outside the main island of Iceland. Heimaey lies approximately 4 nautical miles off the south coast...
- HríseyHríseyHrísey is a small island off the north coast of Iceland, situated approximately 35 kilometres north of Akureyri, in Eyjafjörður, at .Since 2004, the island has been a part of the municipality of Akureyri, having previously been a municipality in its own right.Hrísey itself has a total land area of...
- Hvalbakur
- KolbeinseyKolbeinseyKolbeinsey is a small island off the northern coast of Iceland, north-northwest of the island of Grímsey. The island is the northernmost point of Iceland and lies north of the Arctic Circle...
- LundeyLundeyLundey, literally "Puffin Island" in Icelandic, is a small, uninhabited island off the western coast of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is about 400 meters long and 150 meters wide. Its highest point lies about 14 meters above sea level. The island serves as a haven for seabirds, including puffins, black...
- Málmey
- PapeyPapeyPapey is an island off the south east of Iceland. It mentioned in the Landnámabók and is said to be named after the Papar. It is about in extent, the highest point being about 58 meters above sea level....
- SurtseySurtseySurtsey is a volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland. At it is also the southernmost point of Iceland. It was formed in a volcanic eruption which began 130 metres below sea level, and reached the surface on 15 November 1963. The eruption lasted until 5 June 1967, when the island...
- Viðey
- Vigur
- ÆðeyÆðeyÆðey is a small island that is inhabited by a family. It is a private family farm focused on environmentally sound eider down farming. It is one of the islands that makes up Iceland. The island is approximately 1.25 miles long and 0.3 miles wide. The island has very low altitudes, with the highest...
- ElliðaeyElliðaeyElliðaey is the third largest island of the Westman Islands, located south of Iceland. The island is uninhabited, but has a large hunting lodge, constructed in 1953....
(0.45 km²) - ÁlseyÁlseyÁlsey is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
(0.25 km²) - SuðureySuðureySuðurey is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
(0.20 km²) - BrandurBrandurBrandur is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
(0.1 km²) - SúlnaskerSúlnaskerSúlnasker is a small island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
(0.03 km²) - GeldungurGeldungurGeldungur is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
(0.02 km²) - the islands HaniHani- Toponym :* Hani, an island in Iceland, part of the Vestmannaeyjar islands* Hani, Turkey, a district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey* Hani, Ghana, a town in Wenchi District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana- Ethnonym :...
, Hæna and Hrauney and the skerrySkerryA skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack....
Grasleysa are called Smáeyjar (small islands).