Engey
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Engey, pictured in June 2012 Engey () is the second largest island of the Kollafjörður (Faxi Bay) fjord in western Iceland. The name is composed of (meadow or uncut grassland) and (island). is the second-largest island on the southeastern side of the fjord after Viðey. The government bought the island from its last inhabitant (Sigurður Gíslason of Hamraendar) after World War II. Ownership was later transferred to the city of Reykjavík in 1978.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Engey
- Islands.image
- Reykjavík 09.jpg
- Islands.image_alt
- View of Engey island seen from a hill in Rekyjavik. There are buildings in the foreground and the long, thin island in the sea.
- Islands.etymology
- "Eng" (meadow) + "ey" (island)
- Islands.location
- Faxaflói
- Islands.waterbody
- Viðey, Akurey
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.4
- Islands.length_m
- 1,500
- Islands.width_m
- 400
- Islands.country
- Iceland
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.population_as_of
- 1950
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe id
- (Q1342321)
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thumb|250px|Engey, pictured in June 2012 Engey () is the second largest island of the Kollafjörður (Faxi Bay) fjord in western Iceland. The name is composed of (meadow or uncut grassland) and (island). is the second-largest island on the southeastern side of the fjord after Viðey. The government bought the island from its last inhabitant (Sigurður Gíslason of Hamraendar) after World War II. Ownership was later transferred to the city of Reykjavík in 1978.
== Geography == Located north of the capital Reykjavík, the now-uninhabited island is in length and around in width. A lighthouse, originally built in 1902, is located towards the northern end of the island. The lighthouse was damaged and later restored in 1937.