Akurey
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Akurey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːkʏrˌeiː]) is a small, uninhabited island near the coast of Reykjavík. The earliest sources on the island are from 1379 when it belonged to the Víkurkirkja. The city of Reykjavík bought the island in 1969 and has leased it out. In 1978 it was incorporated into the municipality of Reykjavík.[1]
In 2019, Akurey was declared a protected nature reserve.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nat.is". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Akurey friðlýst til að vernda fuglalíf" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2023.