Eldey

island in Iceland
Landform island Q324541
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Summary

Eldey is an island[1]. Eldey ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eldey is located in Southern Peninsula Region[3].
  • Eldey is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Eldey is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Eldey's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Eldey's instance of is recorded as nature reserve[7].
  • Eldey's instance of is recorded as protected area[8].
  • Eldey's instance of is recorded as volcanic field[9].
  • Eldey is part of Reykjanes Ridge[10].
  • Eldey's Commons category is recorded as Eldey[11].
  • January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Eldey[12].
  • Eldey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.74088888888889, 'lon': -22.957555555555555}[13].
  • Eldey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.7413586867, 'lon': -22.9569255004}[14].
  • Eldey's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve[15].
  • Eldey's described at URL is recorded as https://icelandicvolcanoes.is//?volcano=ELD#[16].
  • Eldey has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • Eldey's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Eldey'}[18].
  • Eldey's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+0.19'}[19].
  • Eldey sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+77'}[20].
  • Eldey covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+0.015'}[21].
  • Eldey covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+3.00051'}[22].
  • Eldey's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+0.11'}[23].

Body

Geography

Eldey is in the country of Iceland[4]. Eldey is located in Southern Peninsula Region[3]. Eldey is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5]. Eldey is part of Reykjanes Ridge[10].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+0.015'}[21] and {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+3.00051'}[22]. Eldey sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+77'}[20]. Eldey's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+0.19'}[19]. Eldey has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[6], nature reserve[7], protected area[8], and volcanic field[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Eldey[12].

Why It Matters

Eldey ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2] Eldey has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Eldey is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IS 50V. Retrieved . lmi.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.015'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3.00051'}
    Part of → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Island", "Eldey"]
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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