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Keflavík
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Keflavík is a city in Iceland, situated within the administrative territory of Reykjanesbær. It has served as the capital of the Southern Peninsula Region. The earliest written record of the place dates to 1501.
The city has a population of 23,329. It is located at an elevation of 5 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC±00:00 time zone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Keflavík
- Region
- Southern Peninsula
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 15,930
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Keflavík
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20190621 CPH-KEF 7364 (48453776572).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- June 2019 aerial view
- Settlement.image_map
- Reykjanesbaer map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Municipality of Reykjanesbaer
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- Iceland
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- right
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- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southern Peninsula
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Reykjanesbær
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Keflavík
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Reykjanesbær
- Population
- 23329
- Elevation
- 5
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Southern Peninsula Region
- Image
- 20190621 CPH-KEF 7364 (48453776572).jpg
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- Commons category
- Keflavík
- topic's main category
- Category:Keflavík
- Commons gallery
- Keflavík
- category for people born here
- Q26208471
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Keflavík
- native label
- Keflavík
- time of earliest written record
- 1501-00-00
- P8168
- Oswald Bosko
- P12749
- 1972
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Travel guide
Get around
The town is small and easily explored on foot.
See
thumbnail|Keflavik from the harbour
A total solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 Aug 2026, starting at 17:48 and lasting 90 sec. The chances of a clear sky are only 25%, and you need to find a spot with a clear view to the northwest horizon, where the sun will be setting. Whale watching tours leave from the harbour. These last about 3 hours and see dolphins, orca, minke and humpback whales.
Do
Numerous walking paths lead out from town, including a stone path along the water that meanders several miles past seabirds to the lighthouse on the point. Football: Keflavík play soccer in Besta deild karla, the top tier. Their home ground Keflavíkurvöllur (capacity 5200) is central in town. The playing season is Apr–Sep. There is also a festival of lights in late August.
Sleep
There is a selection of hotels.
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Blue Lagoon Most people landing at KEF are headed towards Reykjavik
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography and climate
- Sport
- In popular culture
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The harbour at Keflavík right|thumbnail|Church at Norðfjörðsgata
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning Driftwood Bay) is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keflavík” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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