News from the Edge of the Arctic
HÚSAVÍK, Iceland – The sixth annual Leif Erikson Exploration Awards, hosted by the Exploration Museum, recognized Canadian explorer George Kourounis, and Americans Ulyana Horodyskyj and Jeff Blumenfeld this weekend. Also …
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New rules on entry into Iceland come into effecto on midnight. The Directorate of Health published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland last week. Starting on August 19, …
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Gunnar Gíslason has been appointed managing director of the fisheries company GPG Seafood in Húsavík, from September 1, taking over the job from Páll Kristjánsson. Gunnar previously worked in the …
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Sigurður Erlingsson has been appointed director of Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga, the Northeast Iceland Savings Bank. Sigurður holds a degree in Business Administration from Andrews University in the United States, a degree …
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Scotish space company Skyrora has successfully launched its two-stage, four-metre tall sub-orbital rocket, Skylark Micro from the company’s mobile launch complex set up at Langanes Peninsula, Iceland. The rocket climbed …
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The Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today. This is the 6th time that the Exploration Museum hosts the festival in town. Due to covid-19, a lot of the events will …
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While Iceland has seen an enormous decrease in number of foreign travelers this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Iceland have taken to the roads to explore …
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President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was today inaugurated for his second term as president of Iceland. The presidential elections were held on 27 June 2020 and president Jóhannesson was re-elected with …
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Ragnheiður Ásta Pétursdóttir, who was the voice of Iceland’s public Radio RUV, has died at the age of 79. She was the announcer for the national radio from 1962 to …
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Denver news reporter and aviatrix Amelia Rose Earhart will host a live online screening of the documentary Cosmic Birth this Saturday at 8.30 PM Mountain Time. Earhart, who is a …
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