| Suðurnesjabær | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Iceland. | |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.4 km (33.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,588 |
| • Density | 42/km (110/sq mi) |
Suðurnesjabær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːsjaˌpaiːr̥], "southern peninsula town") is a municipality on the northwest tip of Iceland's Southern Peninsula. It includes the towns of Sandgerði and Garður, and was created on 10 June 2018 from a merger of those two municipalities, with the name chosen by its residents the following November. It is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík), and it is adjacent to the town of Keflavík, in the municipality of Reykjanesbær.
References
- "Heitir nú formlega Suðurnesjabær". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- "Við áramót | Suðurnesjabær". 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
External links
Media related to Suðurnesjabær at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities of Iceland | |
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| Capital Region | |
| Southern Peninsula | |
| Western Region | |
| Westfjords | |
| Northwestern Region | |
| Northeastern Region | |
| Eastern Region | |
| Southern Region | |
64°01′N 22°39′W / 64.017°N 22.650°W / 64.017; -22.650
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