Þingvellir National Park
Also known as Parc national de Thingvellir, parc national de Þingvellir, Thingvellir, Thingvellir National Park
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Iceland
Inscribed
2004
Area
22,789 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Þingvellir National Park is about 40 km east of Reykjavík. The nearest other World Heritage site is Surtsey, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Reykjavík · about 166,000 peopleabout 40 km west
- Inverness · about 45,000 peopleabout 1180 km south-east
- Londonderry/Derry · about 84,000 peopleabout 1280 km south-east
- Greenock · about 75,000 peopleabout 1290 km south-east
- Aberdeen · about 189,000 peopleabout 1290 km south-east
- Perth · about 40,000 peopleabout 1300 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IcelandNatural109 km away
IcelandNatural200 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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