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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Akureyri |
(ä´kür ´´r ) (KEY) , city (1993 pop. 14,799), N Iceland, at the head of the Eyjafjörður. The second largest city of Iceland, it is a fishing, commercial, and industrial center, producing iron, wooden, and woolen goods. It was settled c.A.D. 900 and chartered in 1786. The modern Lutheran Church is a landmark, and there is a university (est. 1988). |
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