Kjalarnes
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ N , 21 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| Waters 1 | Faxaflói ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
 View from Þverfellshorn (Esja) to Kjalarnes (right below) |
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Kjalarnes is a peninsula in Iceland 10 km north of the capital Reykjavík .
It is located in the middle of Faxaflói south of Hvalfjörður and north of Kollafjörður . The peninsula consists of the volcanic mountain range of the Esja, piled up by basalt and tuff . The largest settlement in the area is Grundarhverfi . The independent municipality of Kjalarneshreppur has belonged to Reykjavík ( Reykjavíkurborg ) since 1998 .