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The Eastern Settlement (Old Norse: Eystribygð [ˈœystreˌbyɣð]) was the first and by far the larger of the two main areas of Norse Greenland, settled c. AD 985 – c. AD 1000 by Norsemen from Iceland. At its peak, it contained approximately 4,000 inhabitants.
At some time around 860, a storm pushed his ship far to the north until he reached the eastern coast of Iceland. Garðar approached the island from the east, sailed westward along the coast and then up north, building a house in Húsavík. He completed a full circle, circumnavigating the island and establishing that the landmass in question was ...
It is the principal center for visual art in the eastern region of Iceland. The center is open to the public and houses an exhibition space, a library of artist books, and a bistro. [ 11 ] The town also houses the Technical Museum of East Iceland [ 12 ] as well as LungA School , an independent art school that runs outside of the summer months ...
Eastern Region (Icelandic: Austurland, Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœystʏrˌlant] ⓘ) is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 15,706 square kilometres (6,064 sq mi) and in 2024 its population was 11,085. [1] The Eastern Region has a jagged coastline of fjords, referred to as the Eastfjords (Austfirðir [ˈœystˌfɪrðɪr̥]).
Egilsstaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeijɪlsˌstaːðɪr̥]) is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inhabitants.
Map of the Western Settlement. The western settlement is located about 500 km north of the eastern settlement in the area around today's capital Nuuk in a less favorable climatic location. It was smaller and more modestly equipped and comprised around 90 farms near today's Kapisillit settlement.
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This is a list of the extreme points of Iceland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: