Melrakkaey
| Melrakkaey | ||
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| Waters | Breiðafjörður | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 59 ′ N , 23 ° 18 ′ W | |
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| surface | 0.396 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Melrakkaey is a small uninhabited island north of Snæfellsnes in Iceland .
It is located about 5 km north of Grundarfjörður at the entrance to the fjord of the same name. Because of the abundant bird life, this island has been a nature reserve since 1972 and cannot be entered without a permit. Protection also means that shooting is not permitted within a 2 km radius. The name means arctic fox island.