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Hafrannsoknastofnunin [Marine Research Institute]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Marine Research Institute] | |
| Website: | www.hafro.is/sjalf.e.html |
| Address: | Skulagata 4, PO Box 1390, IS-121 Reykjavik |
| Fax: | +354-5623790 |
| Activities: | Marine biological and oceanographical research, sea ice information and warning system in cooperation with the Icelandic Coast Guard and Sea Ice Research Division of Icelandic Meteorological Office. Library. |
| Publications: | Fjolrit Hafrannsoknastofnunar (mimeographed report series in Icelandic, with occasional English abstracts); Hafrannsoknir (1969-); Rit Fiskideildar (1940-), published in English |
Hagstofa Islands [Statistics Iceland]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Statistics Iceland] | |
| Website: | www.hagstofa.is |
| Address: | Skuggasund 3, IS-150 Reykjavik |
| Telephone: | +354-5609800 |
| Fax: | +354-5628865 |
| Year of foundation: | 1914 |
| Publications: | Hagtidini (1916-, 12pa); Tolfraedihandbuk [Statistical Abstract of Iceland] (1967-, annual); also, other statistical series and reports. |
Hoskuli Islands [University of Iceland]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [University of Iceland] | |
| Website: | www.hi.is/~mhs/skor/ensskor/skor.ens.html |
| Address: | Science Institute, Dunhaga 5, IS-107 Reykjavik |
| Fax: | +354-528801 |
Islenska Natturufraedifelag [Iceland Natural History Society]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Iceland Natural History Society] | |
| Address: | PO Box 846, IS-121 Reykjavik |
| E-mail: | natt@nattfs.is |
| Telephone: | +354-5624757 |
| Fax: | +354-5620815 |
| Year of foundation: | 1889 |
| Activities: | Social educational programme including lectures, travelling, courses and publications. |
| Publications: | Natturufraedingurinn (1931-, 4pa) |
Joklarannsoknafelag Islands [Iceland Glaciological Society]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Iceland Glaciological Society] | |
| Website: | www.lmi.is |
| Address: | PO Box 5194, Reykjavi |
| Publications: | Jokull (1951-, annual) |
Könnunarsögusafnið [The Exploration Museum]
| Type: | Museum |
| [The Exploration Museum] | |
| Website: | www.explorationmuseum.com |
| Contact name: | Giuditta Gubbi |
| Address: | Héðinsbraut 3, 640 Húsavík, Iceland |
| E-mail: | info@explorationmuseum.com |
| Telephone: | +354 694 8668 / +354 463 3399 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Daily: 9.00-18.00 |
| Year of foundation: | 2014 |
| Activities: | April 2015: Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope with the unveiling of an unreleased image, assigned to the museum by ESA/Hubble. July 2015: Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Astronaut training in Iceland – guests: Apollo Astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Walter Cunningham, Rusty Schweickart. Regular projects with local schools |
| Collections: | Highlights of the exhibits: Vilborg Gissurardottir’s South Pole expedition jacket; Ari Trausti Gudmundsson’s North Pole expedition jacket and certificate; Charcot’s Pourquoi-pas? boat model; display of pictures of the early 20th century polar explorers; Moon rock from Apollo 17; collection of photos of the Apollo astronauts training in Iceland; items used by the Apollo astronauts during their training and stay in Iceland; a photo of Neil Armstrong with his original signature, given to the museum by his two sons Mark and Rick Armstrong; original Apollo 11 crew patch from Neil Armstrong's personal collection, given to the museum by his two sons Mark and Rick Armstrong; original Mercator’s Map of Iceland, 1569; small collection of original 18th and 19th centuries maps; reproduction of Viking weapons; handmade reproduction of Viking navigation tools; collection of original portraits of the most important Viking explorers by painter Arturas Slapsys; original series of paintings of Husavik Viking settler Nattfari, by painter Kristinn G. Johansson |
| Notes: | Member of NASA Museum Alliance. |
Landmaelingar Islands (LI) [Iceland Geodetic Survey]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Iceland Geodetic Survey] | |
| Address: | PO Box 5536, Laugavegi 178, IS-105 Reykjavik |
| E-mail: | solveig@lmi.is |
| Telephone: | +354-5334000 |
| Fax: | +354-5334011 |
| Year of foundation: | 1956 [formerly a department within Iceland Public Roads Administration] |
| Activities: | National agency with survey, aerial photography, remote sensing, mapping and other duties as defined in the Iceland Geodetic Survey Act, 1990. |
| Publications: | Topographic, geological, touring and special map series. |
Marine Research Institute. Fisheries Library
| Type: | Library |
| Website: | www.hafro.is/index_eng.php |
| Address: | Skulagata 4, P.O. Box 1390, 121 Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Telephone: | +354-5520240 |
| Fax: | +354-5623790 |
| Notes: | The library reflects the subject interests of the Institute (marine sciences) and its area of concern (Icelandic seas). There is no separate northern collection. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Fisheries biology, chemical and physical oceanography, marine geology. Geographic areas are the waters around Iceland. Languages are mainly English, German and Scandinavian languages including Icelandic. |
Myvatn Research Station
| Type: | Organisation |
| Address: | IS-660 Myvatn |
| E-mail: | myvatn@hi.is |
| Telephone: | +354-4644281 |
| Fax: | +354-464-4281 |
| Activities: | Field research station belonging to the Icelandic Ministry for the Environment working on ecological and limnological research and monitoring in the Lake Myvatn and River Laxa areas in northern Iceland. |
National and University Library of Iceland [Landsbokasafn Islands]
| Type: | Library |
| [Landsbokasafn Islands] | |
| Website: | www.bok.hi.is |
| Address: | Arngrìmsgata 3, IS-107 Reykjavìk |
| E-mail: | lbs@bok.hi.is and upplys@bok.hi.is (Information Services) and ill@bok.hi.is (Inter Library Loans) |
| Telephone: | (354) 525 5600 |
| Fax: | (354) 525 5615 |
| Year of foundation: | 1818 |
| Notes: | COLLECTIONS: Amalgamated in 1994 with the Library of the University of Iceland. Compiles the national bibliography of Iceland. ON-LINE CATALOGUES: Gegnir is a library system that hosts a union catalogue of about 120 Icelandic libraries on the Internet. It gives information about books, serials, Icelandic journal articles and other holdings of these libraries. timarit.is is a digital library where the material comprises the printed heritage that is preserved in the newspapers and periodicals of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. The Icelandic part covers newspapers and periodicals printed mostly before 1920. Antique maps of Iceland (older than 1900) are a special collection of the National and University Library of Iceland. The maps have been converted to a digital format and are accessible here. A short historical description in Icelandic and English is available for every map. Sagnanet, the Icelandic medieval literature, consists of the entire range of Icelandic family sagas. It will also include a very large portion of Germanic/Nordic mythology (the Eddas), the history of Norwegian kings, contemporary sagas and tales from the European age of chivalry. A great number of manuscripts contain Icelandic ballads, poetry or epigrams. |
National Archives of Iceland [Thjodskjalasafn Islands]
| Type: | Library |
| [Thjodskjalasafn Islands] | |
| Website: | www.archives.is |
| Address: | Laugavegur 162, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Telephone: | +354-562-3393 |
| Fax: | +354-552-5720 |
| Year of foundation: | 1882 |
Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]
| Type: | Museum |
| [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] | |
| Website: | www.ni.is |
| Contact name: | Anna Sveinsdóttir |
| Address: | Gardabaer: Urridaholtsstraeti 6-8, 210 Gardabaer, Iceland Akureyri: Borgum vid Nordurslod, 600 Akureyri, Iceland |
| E-mail: | ni@ni.is |
| Telephone: | +354-590-0500 |
| Fax: | +354-590-0595 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Office hours: 9.00-16.00 |
| Year of foundation: | 1889. [Maintained by the Iceland Natural History Society between 1889 and 1946. Taken over by the State in 1947.] |
| Publications: | Acta Botanica Islandica (1972-)Acta Naturalia Islandica (1946-91); Bliki (1983-); Fjölrit (1985-) |
Rannsoknarad Rikisins [Iceland National Research Council]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Iceland National Research Council] | |
| Website: | www.rannis.is |
| Address: | Laugavegur 13, IS-101 Reykjavi |
| Year of foundation: | 1987 |
Surtseyjatfelagio [Surtsey Research Society]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Surtsey Research Society] | |
| Address: | PO Box 352, IS-121 Reykjavik |
| Telephone: | +354-562-9822 |
| Fax: | +354-562-0815 |
| Year of foundation: | 1965 |
| Activities: | Promotes and coordinates scientific research in geo- and biological sciences on the volcanic island of Surtsey. |
| Publications: | Surtsey Research Progress Reports (1965-) |
Thjodminjasafn Islands [National Museum of Iceland]
| Type: | Museum |
| [National Museum of Iceland] | |
| Website: | www.natmus.is |
| Address: | Sudurgata 41, PO Box 1439, IS-101 Reykjavik |
| Telephone: | +354-552-8888 |
| Fax: | +354-552-8967 |
| Year of foundation: | 1863 |
| Publications: | Arbok hins Islenzka Fornleifafelags (1880-) |
Vedurstofa Islands [Icelandic Meteorological Office]
| Type: | Organisation |
| [Icelandic Meteorological Office] | |
| Address: | Bustaoavegur 9, IS-150 Reykjavik |
| Telephone: | +354-5600600 |
| Fax: | +354-528121 |
| Year of foundation: | 1920 |
| Activities: | Avalanche Research Division has three main duties: 1. to issue avalanche warnings to populated areas; 2. to supervise the snow observations stations; and 3. to collect information on all avalanches, past and present, for avalanche zoning purposes. The Sea Ice Research Division carries out research and operates sea ice information and warning system in cooperation with the Icelandic Coast Guard and Marine Research Institute. |
| Publications: | Sea Ice off the Icelandic Coasts (annual); Seismological Bulletin (annual); Vedrattan (12pa) |