Viðey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɪːðˌeiː] ; sometimes anglicised as Videy) is the largest island of the Kollafjörður Bay in Iceland, near the capital...
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has the most islands of any bay in Iceland. Akurey Engey Hólmar Lundey Viðey Þerney Faxa Bay has always been a source of nourishment of the people living...
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column') is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland. Installed in 2007, it...
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List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland (section Viðey)
1963, Eldfell 1973 - Viðey, (caldera,[citation needed]) at Reykjavík. About two million years ago during the Pleistocene, Viðey was an active volcano...
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Icelandic funeral (section Viðey Island)
the living. Some cemeteries in Iceland are Fossvogur, Gufunes, Kópavogur, Viðey Island, Hólavallagarður, Sólland. Iceland converted to Christianity in 1000AD...
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Sviðnur Vestmannaeyjar Álsey Bjarnarey Brandur Elliðaey Geirfuglasker Geldungur Heimaey Hellisey Súlnasker Surtsey Suðurey Viðey Vigur Æðaklettar Æðey...
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Ono dedicated a memorial called the Imagine Peace Tower, on the island of Viðey, off the coast of Reykjavík, Iceland. Each year, between 9 October and 8...
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Thorsteinsson & Co., which was based on the island of Viðey and ran from 1907 to 1914. Viðey was chosen as the main centre for the company because the...
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and take possession of church property. Von Mervitz seized a monastery in Viðey with the help of his sheriff, Dietrich of Minden, and his soldiers. They...
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