Place:Álftanes, Mýra, Iceland

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NameÁlftanes
Alt namesÁlptanessource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeUnknown
Located inMýra, Iceland
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Álftanes is the name of many smaller peninsulas in Iceland. It means swan peninsula.

The best known of these peninsulas extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes with the town of the same name in the Capital Region of Iceland.

The municipality of Álftanes was merged into the neighboring municipality of Garðabær in January 2013. Álftanes had a population of 2,484 as of January 2011. The town contains the official residence of the President of Iceland, Bessastaðir.

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