Icelandic Geography and Nature

Geography and Nature

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  1. Complete the sentence about Þorlákshöfn with the correct year: The construction of Þorlákskirkja, a modern Protestant church, was started in ______.
  2. Complete the sentence about Seltjarnarnes with the correct year: The Independence Party has had an overall control in the town's council since proper elections started in ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about Hvalfjörður with the correct year: In ______, the tunnel Hvalfjarðargöngin, which shortens the trip considerably, was opened to public traffic.
  4. Complete the sentence about Búðir with the correct year: A fire claimed the restaurant and Hótel Búðir burned down on 21 February ______, however they were reconstructed in the original style.
  5. Complete the sentence about Djúpalónssandur with the correct year: One notable site is the remains of the British trawler "Epine GY7," which ran aground in ______.
  6. Complete the sentence about Snæfellsjökull National Park with the correct year: Snæfellsjökull was visible from an extreme distance due to an arctic mirage on 17 July ______.
  7. Complete the sentence about Krafla with the correct year: Since ______ the Krafla area has been the source of the geothermal energy used by a 60 MWe power station.
  8. Complete the sentence about Vatnsdalur with the correct year: On 12 January ______, the last execution in Iceland was staged at three hills called Þrístapar in the northernmost reach of the Vatnsdalsh…
  9. Complete the sentence about Lakagígar with the correct year: The eruption continued until 7 February ______, but most of the lava was ejected in the first five months.
  10. Complete the sentence about Lakagígar with the correct year: The resulting famine that afflicted Egypt in ______ cost it roughly one-sixth of its population.
  11. Complete the sentence about Heimaey with the correct year: In January ______, lava flow from nearby Eldfell destroyed half the town and threatened to close its harbour, its main income source.
  12. Complete the sentence about Heimaey with the correct year: The archaeological excavation in ______ of ancient ruins in Herjólfsdalur revealed that there had been settlement nearly 100 years earlier.
  13. Complete the sentence about Heimaey with the correct year: On 23 January ______, a volcanic eruption of the mountain Eldfell began on Heimaey.
  14. Complete the sentence about Stórhöfði with the correct year: Stórhöfði is the location of one of the oldest lighthouses in Iceland, having operated since ______.
  15. Complete the sentence about Elliðaey with the correct year: The larger of the two buildings on the island is a hunting lodge, built in ______ by the Elliðaey Hunting Association.
  16. Complete the sentence about Papey with the correct year: The island was inhabited from the settlement of Iceland until ______.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Borgarnes? Iceland's capital ______ is 69 kilometers from the center of Borgarnes.
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Borgarnes? The second largest bridge in Iceland, the Borgarfjarðarbrú, connects traffic to and from ______.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Þingvellir? Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Iceland's capital, ______.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Öræfajökull? Öræfajökull is located at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between ______ and Vík.
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Höfði? In the 1940s and 1950s, it was home to the British Embassy in ______.
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Hellisheiði Power Station? The plant has a capacity of 303 MW of electricity and 200 MWth of hot water for ______'s district heating.
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Ólafsfjörður? The municipalities of Ólafsfjörður and ______ merged in 2006 to form the municipality of Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Ólafsfjörður? On 2 October 2010, the Héðinsfjörður Tunnels opened, providing an all-year rapid connection to ______.
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Vopnafjörður? Vopnafjörður is on Route 85 and has an airport with scheduled flights to ______ on business days.
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Kirkjubæjarklaustur? Kirkjubæjarklaustur is located between Vík and ______, and it includes a fuel station, a bank, a post office and a supermarket.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Álftanes? The municipality of Álftanes was merged into the neighboring municipality of ______ in January 2013. Álftanes had a population of 2,484 as of Januar…
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Elliðaey? The artist, however, never purchased that island or bought a house there, and has no connection to the identically named Elliðaey in ______.
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Reykjavík? According to Landnámabók, the settlement of ______ began in Reykjavík when Ingólfur Arnarson arrived from Norway in the year 874.
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Reykjavík? According to legend, the first permanent Norse settlement in ______ was established at Reykjavík by Ingólfr Arnarson circa AD 870, as described in…
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Kópavogur? The tallest building in ______, the Smáratorg Tower, is located in central Kópavogur.
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Hafnarfjörður? At about 31,500 inhabitants, Hafnarfjörður is the third-most populous city in ______ after Reykjavík and Kópavogur.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Akureyri? Nicknamed the "Capital of North ______", Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre.
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Sauðárkrókur? The ______ region had many settlers, who divided the land according to commonly acknowledged rules.
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Stykkishólmur? A ferry called Baldur goes over the ______ fjord to the Westfjords.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Askja? The increased earthquake activity was located to the northeast of the central volcano, in the direction of ______.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Fagradalsfjall? The ______ volcanic system has been moderately active in the Holocene, with the most recent eruptive episode before the 21st century having oc…
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Kjölur? In the 18th century, the Icelandic outlaw Fjalla-Eyvindur used the ______ hot springs as a settlement.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Seltún? The ______ volcanic system has a tendency to effusive basaltic fissure eruptions; the last eruption took place in the 14th century.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Seltún? The ______ fires were a period of volcanic activity which started in the middle of the 12th century, probably in 1151 and written sources indicate tha…

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