The only county part of this kjördæmi is the Icelandic capital, independent city counted as a county.

Officials said Iceland's Fisheries Minister, Halldor Asgrimsson, made a similar threat at a closed two-day conference in the Icelandic capital that was attended by officials of six whaling nations.

The Reykjavik Grapevine is an English language Icelandic magazine based in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík.

Natalie Paris reviews the landmark Hotel Borg in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

The broadcaster Julia Bradbury on the beautiful weirdness of the Icelandic capital.

In addition to this and established airlines such as Iceland Express, a new carrier, Wow Air (wowair.is), is advertising flights from the Icelandic capital to Stansted.

In 1972, in his last international match, played in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, Mr. Fischer also beat Mr. Spassky, who was then a Soviet citizen, gaining the world championship title as a result.

It lies in the centre of the Icelandic capital, by the lake Tjörnin.

"We just don't get this kind of cold for three weeks at a time in Reykjavik," Mr. Oskarsson said of the Icelandic capital, his home.

Also in the Icelandic capital, France and the United States seemed to bridge differences on how to deal with East-West negotiations on reducing conventional arms.