Reykjavik

Reykjavik, RAY kyuh veek (pop. 112,490; met. area pop. 180,000), is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is a seaport on the southwest coast, at the head of Faxafloi, a bay. The city is Iceland's trading center and its center of government and education. It has many schools, a university, an observatory, a theater, a national museum, and a national library. More »