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Discover Alftanes in Iceland

Alftanes in the region of Southern Peninsula with its 2,523 habitants is a place located in Iceland - some 4 mi or ( 7 km ) South-West of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Alftanes

Local time in Alftanes is now 08:49 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Silfurtun, Selfoss, and Reykjavík. When in this area, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alftanes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Moments of a city - Reykjavik, Iceland

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Interesting facts about this location

Álftanes

Álftanes is a town, municipality and low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area. Álftanes has a population of 2,484 as of January 2011. The village of Álftanes is located on Álftanes, as is the residence of the President of Iceland, Bessastaðir. The municipality of Álftanes was merged into the neighboring municipality of Garðabær in January 2013. http://grapevine. is/News/ReadArticle/Merger-Of-Alftanes-And-Gardabaer-Approved

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Located at 64.11 -22.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland, Peninsulas of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland, Southwest Iceland

Bessastaðir

Bessastaðir is today the official residence of the President of Iceland and is situated on Garðabær, not far from the capital city, Reykjavík.

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Located at 64.11 -22.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Official residences in Iceland, Presidential palaces

Reykjavík Airport

Reykjavík Airport (Icelandic: Reykjavíkurflugvöllur, is the chiefly domestic airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland, two kilometres from the city centre. Possessing rather short runways, it normally only serves flights within Iceland and to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, and small international charters, ferry flights over the Atlantic and private flights.

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Located at 64.13 -21.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Iceland, Transport in Reykjavík

DeCODE genetics

deCODE genetics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The company was founded in 1996 to identify human genes associated with common diseases using population studies, and apply the knowledge gained to guide the development of candidate drugs.

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Located at 64.14 -21.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Biobank organizations, Biological databases, Biotechnology companies, Companies based in Reykjavík, Companies established in 1996, Genomics companies, Pharmaceutical companies

Árnagarður

Árnagarður is a building in Reykjavík, Iceland, located on the campus of the University of Iceland. It is named after the 18th century scholar Árni Magnússon, and houses the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. Most of the building is used for staff offices and classrooms, but it also houses a small cafeteria. The building is used mostly by the University's Faculty of Humanities.

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Located at 64.14 -21.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iceland, University of Iceland

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