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Reykjavík

Capital of Iceland

Watercolour of Reykjavík, Iceland. The world's northernmost sovereign capital, with Hallgrímskirkja and Harpa Concert Hall.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Hallgrímskirkja; Harpa Concert Hall; Lake Tjörnin; Icelandic; Old Harbour; Perlan; Mount Esja; Faxaflói Bay
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the city from the south or from Öskjuhlíð (near Perlan), looking north across the low-rise colorful roofs toward Hallgrímskirkja and Faxaflói Bay, with the flat-topped table mountain of Mount Esja dominating the distant background across the water.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the pine and birch woods of Öskjuhlíð, lakeside park turf around Tjörnin, coastal moss, and the green slopes of Mount Esja.
Guarded against
Not a generic Scandinavian village or fantasy Arctic outpost
Population118,918Wikidata: 6,667
Coordinates64.14°N, 21.90°W
Elevation8 m
Area244 km²
Time zoneAtlantic/ReykjavikUTC+0
Solar noon13:28clock runs 1.5 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Reykjavík and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Bluff, New Zealand — 2,049 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

DublinIE1,495 km
BirminghamGB1,730 km
OsloNO1,745 km
LondonGB1,887 km
AmsterdamNL2,015 km
CopenhagenDK2,104 km
BrusselsBE2,126 km
StockholmSE2,133 km

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