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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Grímsey

Coordinates:	long: -18.00180 lat : 66.54421
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -18°0'6.4656 lat : 66°32'39.1452
Surface area:	4.4 km² (0.012 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	10.8 km
Average height:	0 metre
Length island:	4.7 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	1.8 km
Name :	Storholl (105 metre)
Orientation island:	North-northwest - South-southeast

Local native name:	Grímsey
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Flatey 40 km South 2) Iceland 40.6 km South 3) Hrísey 58.8 km SouthSouthWest 4) Málmey 88.8 km SouthWest 5) Drangey 99.4 km SouthWest 6) Bjarnarey 185 km EastSouthEast 7) Æðey 213.2 km WestSouthWest 8) Vigur 222.1 km WestSouthWest 9) Skáley 241.7 km WestSouthWest 10) Flatey 256.6 km WestSouthWest 11) Brokey 259 km SouthWest 12) Papey 277.5 km SouthEast 13) Hjörsey 299.3 km SouthWest 14) Viðey 318 km SouthWest 15) Bjarnarey 358.2 km SouthSouthWest 16) Heimaey 358.5 km SouthSouthWest 17) Surtsey 379.1 km SouthSouthWest 18) Jan Mayen 597.6 km NorthNorthEast 19) Streymoy 698.9 km SouthEast 20) Mykines 700.1 km SouthEast 21) Eysturoy 701.5 km SouthEast 22) Vágar 703.7 km SouthEast 23) Kalsoy 707.9 km SouthEast 24) Kunoy 712.4 km SouthEast 25) Viðoy 714.7 km SouthEast
Country:
Country-section:
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Sandvík
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Grimsey (SouthWest)
Location Main place:	West
Sea:
Lake:
Distance to main land:	1100 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Miðgarðar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	5.29 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection:	Northeast
Atmospheric pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 15 January 2026:	4 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise:	12:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:23 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Grímsey

Miðgarðar - IS (longitude: -18.0018, latitude: 66.5442)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): 1.18 km

1:00
-2 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light snow weericoon

4:00
-2 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light snow weericoon

7:00
-1 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light snow weericoon

10:00
-1 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

13:00
-1 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
light snow weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	2600 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	No
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	No
Bicycle facilities:	Yes