Akurey (Kollafjordur)
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 10 ′ 19 ″ N , 21 ° 57 ′ 42 ″ W | |
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| length | 780 m | |
| width | 200 m | |
| surface | 11.5 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Akurey is a small uninhabited island in the west of Iceland . It is part of the municipality of Reykjavíkurborg , but does not belong to any of the ten districts of Reykjavíks, but to the Græni Trefillinn (Green Belt, hinterland of Reykjavíks).
geography
Akurey is located 1,100 meters north of the Old Port of Reykjavík ( Reykjavíkurhöfn ) in the westernmost district of Vesturbær , separated by the Hólmasund, and 1,700 meters west of the island of Engey in Kollafjörður , separated by the Engeyjarsund. The island belongs to the municipality of Reykjavíkurborg, but to none of the 10 municipalities of Reykjavík.
The island is 780 meters long and up to 200 meters wide in the north. Their area is 11.5 hectares .
history
The uninhabited island belonged to Víkurkirkja , a former church in Reykjavík, in 1379 and was used for growing grain. The Icelandic bailiff Skúli Magnússon lost a legal battle over possession of the island, which he fought with a farmer on behalf of the church. In 1854 a landmark was erected on the island . In 1969 the municipality of Reykjavík bought the island and from 1978 it was part of the municipality.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heildarskipulag útivistarsvæða ( Icelandic , PDF; 169 kB) reykjavik.is. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
Web links
- Akurey at www.nat.is ( engl. )