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Stephan G. StephanssonStephan G. Stephansson (October 3, 1853 – August 10, 1927) was a Western Icelander, poet, and farmer. His given name was Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson.
Route 1 (Iceland)Route 1 or the Ring Road (Icelandic: Þjóðvegur 1 or Hringvegur pronounced [ˈr̥iŋkˌvɛːɣʏr̥] ) is a national road in Iceland that circles the entire country. As a major trunk route, it is considered to be the most important piece of transport infrastructure in Iceland as it connects the majority of towns together in the most densely populated areas of the country. Economically, it carries a large proportion of goods traffic as well as tourist traffic. The total length of the road is 1,322 kilometres (821 mi), making it the longest ring road in Europe. The road was completed in 1974, coinciding with the 1,100th anniversary of the country's settlement when the longest bridge in Iceland, crossing the Skeiðará river in the southeast, was opened. Previously, vehicles intending to travel between southern settlements, e.g. Vík to Höfn, had to travel north of the country through Akureyri, making the opening a major transport improvement to the country. Many popular tourist attractions in Iceland, such as the Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, Dyrhólaey cliffs, Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, as well as Mývatn lake, Dettifoss and Goðafoss waterfalls in the north are easily accessible from the Ring Road. The road passes through almost all areas of the country (everywhere apart from the Westfjords), making it a popular itinerary to take for tourists and vacationing locals alike in Iceland.
VarmahlíðVarmahlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvarmaˌl̥iːθ]) is a small village in Skagafjörður, northern Iceland. In 2011 around 140 people lived on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named (varmur means "warm" and hlíð means "slope"). Miðgarður, a concert hall, can be found at Varmahlíð. One of Iceland's most famous men's choirs, Karlakórinn Heimir, is based there.
Icelandic Meteorological OfficeIcelandic Meteorological Office (IMO; Icelandic: Veðurstofa Íslands) is Iceland's national weather service and as such a government agency under the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. It is also active in volcano monitoring, esp. volcano seismology, and, together with other institutions, responsible for civil protection in Iceland
SæmundaráThe Sæmundará river is a spring creek on the western side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. It originates in Vatnsskarð pass, in Vatnshlíðarvatn lake and Valadalur dalur, curving to the north as it descends from the mountain pass, and running along the full length of Sæmundarhlíð (Sæmundur slope). At the end of Langholt, it turns east and runs along the hay field in Reynistaður, then curves northward again before finally ending in Miklavatn. After the bend in the river, it is generally called the Staðará river, named after Reynistaður. The Landnámabók refers to it as Sæmundarlækur. The river is excellent for fishing, and people fish there for both salmon and char. The river's water level is usually rather low.
SæmundarhlíðSæmundarhlíð ("Sæmundur's slope") is a district on the western side of Skagafjörður, Iceland and is located between mountain slopes off the south of Vatnsskarð near the base of Reynistaður. The eastern border runs along Sæmundará river, which flows between the long side of the slope and then curves to the east a short distance from Reynistaður. During the settlement of Iceland, it seemed that Sæmundarhlíð referred to area that extended farther to the north, all the way to Gönguskarðsá river. The area is named after the settler Sæmundur suðureyski ("the Herbidean"). There are some farms in Sæmundarhlíð. The southernmost is Fjall, which is sometimes considered to be part of the Vatnsskarðsbær farms, and is located on the road to Fjall out from Route 1 in Vatnsskarð pass, and not from Sæmundarhlíð. To the north there is the abandoned farm Skarðsá where, in the 17th century, the annal writer and scholar Björn Jónsson lived. Among other works, Björn wrote the Skarðsárannál (Skarðsá annal). The region’s outermost farm is Geirmundarstaðir where the swing music legend Geirmundur Valtýsson comes from.
VatnsskarðVatnsskarð is a mountain pass between Húnavatnssýlsa and Skagafjörður Counties that Route 1 cuts through. There is a lake in the pass named Vatnshlíðarvatn, and the county border is just east of it. A stream (called Arnarvatnslækur or Sýslulækur) runs into the lake and it is on the county border.
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