Capital City | Reykjavik |
Capital location | 64 09 N, 21 57 W |
Capital - history | First settled in 874. Name comes from the Old Norse reykr ("smoke"), which referes to the steam from local hot springs, and vik ("inlet"). Became naitonal capital in 1918. |
Capital - time difference | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |