page_title: Grímsey
hierarchical_section_title: Grímsey
caption_attribution_description: English: Church on Grimsey Island, Iceland.
context_page_description: Grímsey is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2018 Grímsey had 61 inhabitants.
  Before 2009, Grimsey constituted the hreppur of Grímseyjarhreppur. In that year, island residents voted to join the municipality with Akureyri. The island's only settlement is Sandvík.
context_section_description: Grímsey is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres (25 mi) off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2018 Grímsey had 61 inhabitants.
  Before 2009, Grimsey constituted the hreppur (municipality) of Grímseyjarhreppur. In that year, island residents voted to join the municipality with Akureyri. The island's only settlement is Sandvík.
caption: Grímsey Church in June 2008
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