Akranes is a port town on Iceland's west coast, about 12 miles north of the capital city Reykjavik. The town has held the contest for 22 years running. Vigdis Birna receives her award for being ...

Akranes was originally settled in the 9th century and later grew into a fishing town during the mid-17th century ... based Wilkinson Eyre won permission to build a biodome complex in Iceland – the ...

Gary Gray set to direct some of the scenes in Iceland. The news comes from the Icelandic publication Vísir, which spoke to the mayor of Akranes, a western Icelandic town north of Reykjavík.

The series follows police detective Elma, who returns to work at the local police station in her small hometown of Akranes, Iceland ... "In this small Icelandic town with its oppressive atmosphere ...

A likeness of Jesus Christ appeared in front of a stunned photographer during a northern lights display in Iceland ... hovering near the Icelandic town of Akranes. Scroll down for video ...