Tag: Grímsey
The first puffins of the year have arrived at Grímsey
On April 9, the first puffins of the year were sighted on Grímsey. Grímsey Island has steep sea cliffs on most sides, which are good nesting grounds for many seabirds. Halla Ingólfsdóttir, director of Arctic Trip, a tour company that specializes in birdwatching trips to Grímsey, told RÚV: “They are starting to settle and nest. […]
Earthquakes in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier area
This morning at 7:02 am, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit the west side of Mýrdalsjökull. Seismic activity in the area of the glacier has been occurring for several days. On March 9, there were earthquakes of magnitude 3.3 and 3.4. Yesterday, March 10, at 15:59, an earthquake was registered about 14 km from Grímsey – […]
The Sæfari ferry for refurbishment
The Sæfari ferry to the island of Grímsey is due to be laid aside for six to eight weeks in April and May. It is not known how people and goods will be transported at this time. Akureyri Municipality criticizes the decision and the poor flow of information to residents, but a representative of the […]
Kolbeinsey and Katla
Between 4:20 and 9:00 am, a series of tremors, four of which were greater than magnitude 3, shook the tiny island of Kolbeinsey, 74km north of Grímsey. On the other side of Iceland, in its southern part, earthquakes were recorded in the Mýrdalsjökull region. A magnitude 4.4 quake occurred at 7:55 p.m. today. A magnitude […]
Another strong earthquake in the north
The magnitude 4 earthquake occurred last night at a depth of 10 kilometers, about 30 kilometers southeast of Grímsey. The shock was recorded at 2:13 and according to the geologist on duty at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, it was felt in Akureyri. Dozens of aftershocks followed. Yesterday at 10:57 am west of Herðubreið, an earthquake […]
By train on Grímsey
To travel in Iceland by train, you have to go all the way to Grímsey. A couple on the island invited tourists to explore the island on the train all summer long. People often talk about how fun it would be to travel in Iceland by train. Fewer people know that it is finally possible […]
Iceberg north of Iceland
As reported by RÚV, an iceberg the size of a soccer field runs north of Siglufjörður and west of Grímsey. Fall is a typical time of the year for large icebergs that break away from Greenland and flow towards Iceland. At this time of year, icebergs are most commonly found north of Iceland because the […]
The church on Grímsey was insured for nearly 30 million
Nearly four million have been raised in the account of the parish committee on Grímsey after the fundraiser began to rebuild the facility. The church, which burned to the ground last week, was insured for nearly 30 million kronor. Almost four million have been raised Miðgarðakirkja church in Grímsey burned down in the blink of […]
Fire of the Miðgarðakirkja church on the island of Grímsey
Yesterday night the church of Miðgarðakirkja on the island of Grímsey (north of Akureyri) burned down completely. Before midnight, a great fire broke out in the church and according to the mbl.is portal, which was the first to report the fire, it was not possible to salvage valuables from the church. The cause of the […]
Fire of the Grímseyjarkirkja church
Yesterday night, the Grímseyjarkirkja church on the island of Grímsey (north of Akureyri) burned down completely. Before midnight, a great fire broke out in the church and according to the mbl.is portal, which was the first to report the fire, it was not possible to salvage valuables from the church. The cause of the fire […]
The hottest summer in the history of meteorological measurements
The summer of 2021 was exceptionally warm. This is the warmest summer since the start of the measurements in Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Dalatangi and Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum and the second warmest in Grímsey and Bolungarvík. In Akureyri, the measurements lasted 141 years and 148 years on Grímsey. In the seasonal report of the Meteorological Institute covering […]
Laboratories on board cruise ships
This summer, significantly more passengers traveled on cruise ships throughout the country than last summer. The port captain of Akureyri says it is admirable how the shipping companies have organized sanitation checks for their passengers. This summer, nearly 90 cruise ships have called into the ports of Akureyri. This is a drastic decline since pre-pandemic […]
