Travel to Iceland, Living in Iceland, Relocating to Iceland, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:40:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel to Iceland, Living in Iceland, Relocating to Iceland, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Monday Escape: Reykjavik, Iceland https://www.expatify.com/iceland/monday-escape-reykjavik-iceland.html https://www.expatify.com/iceland/monday-escape-reykjavik-iceland.html#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:27:00 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8957 One of the most obvious features of Reykjavik is that it’s a city that no one reaches by accident. Being alone out in the northern mid Atlantic, you really have to want to get there in order to get there, so everything about it is quite deliberate. These days it’s especially popular as the launching […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/iceland/monday-escape-reykjavik-iceland.html/feed 0 Exploring the Volcanoes of Iceland https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-volcanoes-of-iceland.html https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-volcanoes-of-iceland.html#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:24:41 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5675 Because of Iceland’s geographical and geological position, its terrain has a very high volume and concentration of active volcanoes. This is because this small island country is located on top of a hotspot, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. There are a total of 130 volcanoes in Iceland, and 18 of these are known to have erupted […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-volcanoes-of-iceland.html/feed 0 Exploring the Lakes of Iceland https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-lakes-of-iceland.html https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-lakes-of-iceland.html#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 00:33:03 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5402 Þórisvatn (Thorisvatn) Þórisvatn is the largest lake in the country. It exists in the highlands of Iceland, at the south end of Sprengisandur highland road. It is a reservoir that has a surface area of about 88 km², and its water level goes between 561 and 578 meters above sea level. Its waters are exploited […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-lakes-of-iceland.html/feed 1 Exploring the Cities and Towns of Iceland https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-cities-and-towns-of-iceland.html https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-cities-and-towns-of-iceland.html#respond Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:48:35 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4429 Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland. This city has a population of 120,000, and its greater metro area (the only one in Iceland) has a population of over 200,000. It is located in the southwestern part of the country, and is its governmental and economic center. It is the world’s northernmost […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/iceland/exploring-the-cities-and-towns-of-iceland.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Akureyri, Iceland https://www.expatify.com/iceland/monday-escape-akureyri-iceland.html https://www.expatify.com/iceland/monday-escape-akureyri-iceland.html#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:54:43 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=900 Aside from the greater Reykjavík area, Akureyri is actually the largest urban area in Iceland, even though it only boasts a quiet population of around 17,000 residents. And as wonderful as Reykjavík is, finding your own, more personal nook in a new country is important. Akureyri may fit just the right balance for an aspiring […]

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