Grindavík
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Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,500 inhabitants work in the fishing industry.
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A short distance to the north, there is the Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: Bláa Lónið), a geothermal spa using hot and mineralized waters from the near-by Svartsengi power station.
UMFG is the town's sport club.
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The Icelandic writer Guðbergur Bergsson was born here, and Kalli Bjarni, the first winner of the Icelandic version of Pop Idol, lives in the town.
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- (English) Audio interview with Grindavík resident about life in Grindavík
- Photos
- official website
- Blue Lagoon
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